Priority 7 from the Neurodevelopmental Disorders Canada PSP
| UNCERTAINTY: How can treatment decisions for individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders be more precise (i.e., based on the diagnosis, age, functional need of the individual)? (JLA PSP Priority 7) | |
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| Overall ranking | 7 |
| JLA question ID | 0056/7 |
| Explanatory note | As the saying goes "if you know one person with autism, you know one person with autism". Each person with a neurodevelopmental disorder may have a unique set of symptoms, needs and abilities. This question raises the importance of how to tailor treatment decisions to the individual - based on diagnosis, age, or functional need. This question also encompasses whether groups of individuals are more likely to respond to a certain treatment or what variables would affect the progress made using a particular intervention (e.g. early intervention, quality of intervention, whether medications are involved). |
| Evidence | None identified |
| Health Research Classification System category | Mental Health |
| Extra information provided by this PSP | |
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| Original uncertainty examples | Are we able to more precisely determine which approach might work for which person? ~ Can symptoms be addressed individually, as opposed to dismissed as just part of the disorder? ~ Improve the form of therapies to better fit the individual ~ Which factors affect how receptive an individual will be to different types of interventions? |
| Submitted by | Family members/carers, clinicians, service providers |
| PSP information | |
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| PSP unique ID | 0056 |
| PSP name | Neurodevelopmental Disorders (Canada) |
| Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP. | 63 (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website) |
| Date of priority setting workshop | 28 September 2017 |