Turki Albatti

Child Developmental Center

Objectives We aimed to estimate the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder between 2 and 4 years old in Riyadh, Saudi Arabi Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among Saudi children aged 2–4 years between December 2017 and March 2018 at five different hospitals in Riyadh. Results A Total of 398 children were included. The prevalence of A...

Intellectual disability (ID) is one of the most common disabilities in humans. In an effort to contribute to the expanding genetic landscape of ID, we describe a novel autosomal recessive ID candidate gene. Combined autozygome/exome analysis was performed in two unrelated consanguineous families with ID. Each of the two families had a novel homozyg...

Background We recently adapted the published National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnosis and management guideline to the Saudi Arabian context. It has been postulated that adaptation of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines to the local healthcare context rather than de-no...

Background: Misconceptions about ADHD stigmatize affected people, reduce credibility of providers, and prevent/delay treatment. To challenge misconceptions, we curated findings with strong evidence base. Methods: We reviewed studies with more than 2,000 participants or meta-analyses from five or more studies or 2,000 or more participants. We exclu...

A professional 'Arabic' translation of the systematic review published in PLOS One: Link: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334268523_Appraisal_of_clinical_practice_guidelines_for_the_management_of_attention_deficit_hyperactivity_disorder_ADHD_using_the_AGREE_II_Instrument_A_systematic_review The translation was organized by the Saudi ADH...

Background: We recently adapted the published National institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnosis and management guideline to the Saudi Arabian context. It has been postulated that adaptation of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines to the local healthcare context rather than de-n...

Background: We recently adapted the published National institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnosis and management guideline to the Saudi Arabian context. It has been postulated that adaptation of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines to the local healthcare context rather than de-n...

Background: We recently adapted the published National institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnosis and management guideline to the Saudi Arabian context. It has been postulated that adaptation of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines to the local healthcare context rather than de-n...

Background and objective High quality evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) have a major impact on the appropriate diagnosis and management and positive outcomes. The evidence-based healthcare for patients with attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) is challenging. The objective of this study was to appraise the quality of publi...

PROSPERO protocol Link:http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.php?ID=CRD42017078712

The overlap between ASD (Autism) and language delay is very complicated especially in younger kids Here in this presentation I will give clinical tips help health care team how to make clear differentiation between this two topics using up dated subjective and objective tools like (SCQ, M-CHAT, ADOS-2) So, the participant will use this clinical val...

In this topic I will focus mainly on clinical guidelines that help health care provider other than psychiatrist (MD, speech and language pathologist, psychologist, special education and others.) How to discover ADHD symptomatically, Clinical presentation and differential diagnosis from other organic and non-organic causes that can mimic ADHD sympto...

The new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5) has a number of changes to what used to be disorders first diagnosed in childhood or infancy. This lecture outlines some of the major changes to these conditions. According to the American Psychiatric Association (APA), the publisher of the DSM-5, this chapter from t...

Systematic review of published evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for management of ADHD

Objectives The aim of the study was to 1) determine the prevalence of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) among both governmental and private primary Saudi school children, 2) measure the gender difference of ADHD prevalence, and 3) determine any association between the socio-demographic characteristic of the parents of children with AD...

Background Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common mental disorders that manifest among children. Despite the fact that the teacher's role is essential in the assessment and management of pupils with ADHD and the recommendation of participation of teachers for the success and efficiency of diagnoses and treatment,...

Introduction ADHD is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorder among children. It is described as a chronic impairing disorder that negatively affects the academic attainment and social skills of the child. Furthermore, ADHD symptoms continue into adulthood in 30–60% of affected children. Consequently, they will most likely be missed from...

Background and objectives: In Saudi Arabia, people have easy access to medication and can purchase prescribed medications, such as anti-acne medications and antibiotics, over the counter without the need for a prescription from a physician. Our research is focused on estimating the prevalence of self-medication and understanding the reason for self...