Genetic testing and autism: Tutorial for communication sciences and disorders.

WHAT IT FOUND

No new study results are reported.

This tutorial explains genetic testing and autism and suggests families consult a genetic counselor.

What this paper is

This is a tutorial for communication sciences and disorders clinicians about genetic testing and autism. It explains genetic background, describes prenatal, preimplantation, and postnatal testing, and summarizes parents' reported benefits and harms from cited studies. It reports no original methods or results, so there is no new finding to change practice.

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