Mental health · UKMLA & AKT
Autism spectrum disorder
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test. Below are the key points to recognise autism spectrum disorder — the full SA Note notes add investigations, management, complications and 10 practice questions.
Key high-yield points
- Lifelong neurodevelopmental condition - qualitative impairments in social communication/interaction + restricted, repetitive behaviours
- Prevalence ~1% in UK; male:female ratio ~3-4:1 - females frequently underdiagnosed due to camouflaging/masking
- ~50% of people with ASD also have a learning disability; ADHD co-occurs in 50-70%
The MMR vaccine does NOT cause autism. This originated from a fraudulent, retracted 1998 paper. A common exam distractor.
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