DIGEST OF THE MAIN PROVISIONS OF THE DOCTRINE OF AUTISM
Introduction: Autism is one of the pressing problems of our time. The urgency of this problem is due to the annual increase in primary and general morbidity rates, difficulties in early diagnosis and verification of the diagnosis of "autism", a high level of disability. Aim of the study: review the literature on the prevalence of autism and analyze the data on the early diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders. Search strategy: Studied articles that are in the public domain, with a depth of 30 years, using the following databases of scientific publications and specialized search engines: PubMed, Google Scholar, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Scopus, eLIBRARY. Information search was carried out using the following keywords: autism, autism spectrum disorders, epidemiology, screening, autism correction. Inclusion criteria: Publication level of evidence A, B: meta - analyzes, systematic reviews, cohort and cross - sectional studies. Exclusion criteria: expert opinion in the form of short messages, promotional articles. Results: The review presents the dynamics of the study of autism disorder, clinical approaches to diagnosis in accordance with the current international classifications of diseases, considers the most studied possible reasons for the increase in the prevalence of autism over the past decades. The main classifications of autism are considered - the International Classification of Diseases of the 10th revision adopted in Kazakhstan and important changes in the new DSM-5 classifier of the American Psychiatric Association concerning autism spectrum disorders. Difficulties associated with diagnosing autism spectrum disorders in children are mentioned. The most well - known methods of early diagnosis of autistic disorders and the main methods of its correction are described. Conclusion: It is necessary to attract more attention to the problem of autistic disorders, namely the issues of early diagnosis, early intervention. Creation of a unified algorithm for accompanying a person with autism throughout his life.