Case Report

Autism Diagnosis in The Core Competency Principle: First Contact, Open Access, All Health Problems

Volume: 15 Number: 3 September 10, 2021
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Autism Diagnosis in The Core Competency Principle: First Contact, Open Access, All Health Problems

Abstract

A six-year-old male patient who has a twin healthy brother was admitted to our family medicine clinic with complaints of cough, sputum, and nausea. On physical examination, fever was 36.7°C, oropharynx was hyperemic, he had tonsillar hypertrophy, left ear discharge and respiratory sounds were natural. The patient was diagnosed with "Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infection" and treatment was started. During the examination, the patient was agitated and fearful, unable to concentrate, did not make eye contact, did not respond to questions and warnings, and exhibited distinct behavioral differences from his twin, such as shouting and crying, and aggressive features. When his medical history was questioned, he was learned to have born to a 45-year-old father and a 35-year-old mother through in vitro fertilization method on 35 weeks and 4 days, he was 2650 gram. He was breastfed for 8 months, could speak a word around the age of 2, and there was usually a neurodevelopmental process behind his twin. Considering this situation, the patient was referred to the child psychiatry outpatient clinic due to the suspicion of autism. He was evaluated in the child psychiatry outpatient clinic for the first time three years ago, since his speech did not start at the same time with his twin, and he was recommended to come for a follow-up visit 3 months later with a pre-diagnosis of autism. The patient, who did not come for the control, was diagnosed with "Autism" after the evaluation in our family medicine clinic.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

​Internal Diseases

Journal Section

Case Report

Publication Date

September 10, 2021

Submission Date

January 6, 2021

Acceptance Date

May 25, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 15 Number: 3

APA
Şahin, A., & Ardıç, C. (2021). Autism Diagnosis in The Core Competency Principle: First Contact, Open Access, All Health Problems. Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 15(3), 642-644. https://doi.org/10.21763/tjfmpc.854939
AMA
1.Şahin A, Ardıç C. Autism Diagnosis in The Core Competency Principle: First Contact, Open Access, All Health Problems. TJFMPC. 2021;15(3):642-644. doi:10.21763/tjfmpc.854939
Chicago
Şahin, Ayşe, and Cüneyt Ardıç. 2021. “Autism Diagnosis in The Core Competency Principle: First Contact, Open Access, All Health Problems”. Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care 15 (3): 642-44. https://doi.org/10.21763/tjfmpc.854939.
EndNote
Şahin A, Ardıç C (September 1, 2021) Autism Diagnosis in The Core Competency Principle: First Contact, Open Access, All Health Problems. Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care 15 3 642–644.
IEEE
[1]A. Şahin and C. Ardıç, “Autism Diagnosis in The Core Competency Principle: First Contact, Open Access, All Health Problems”, TJFMPC, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 642–644, Sept. 2021, doi: 10.21763/tjfmpc.854939.
ISNAD
Şahin, Ayşe - Ardıç, Cüneyt. “Autism Diagnosis in The Core Competency Principle: First Contact, Open Access, All Health Problems”. Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care 15/3 (September 1, 2021): 642-644. https://doi.org/10.21763/tjfmpc.854939.
JAMA
1.Şahin A, Ardıç C. Autism Diagnosis in The Core Competency Principle: First Contact, Open Access, All Health Problems. TJFMPC. 2021;15:642–644.
MLA
Şahin, Ayşe, and Cüneyt Ardıç. “Autism Diagnosis in The Core Competency Principle: First Contact, Open Access, All Health Problems”. Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, vol. 15, no. 3, Sept. 2021, pp. 642-4, doi:10.21763/tjfmpc.854939.
Vancouver
1.Ayşe Şahin, Cüneyt Ardıç. Autism Diagnosis in The Core Competency Principle: First Contact, Open Access, All Health Problems. TJFMPC. 2021 Sep. 1;15(3):642-4. doi:10.21763/tjfmpc.854939

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