A diverse team of health professionalshas come together to offer a private, multidisciplinary service specialising in autism and ADHD in children for the first time in Malta. The Team for the Assessment of Attention and Social Communication (TAASC), which will be officially launched next week, is made up of psychiatrists, psychologists, speech, behaviour and occupational therapists, educational psychologists and school counsellors. The service will offer tailor-made assessments, based on current international standards, to answer questions parents may have about autism and ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) and develop an individualised care plan. "There are already a number of professionals working very well in this field on their own, but what has been lacking so far is a multidisciplinary team all working together," said Nigel Camilleri, a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist and the service lead. "Having such a team substantiates the diagnosis and reduces subjectivity and bias, essentially reducing the possibility of mistakes. It also allows us to go beyond the diagnosis: if a young person is suffering from anxiety, depression, or other disorders, we...
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