Autism, ethnicity and maternal immigration

Dr Daphne Keen is a Consultant Developmental Paediatrician and honorary Senior Lecturer at St George’s, London. Her clinical interests have largely focused on the neurodevelopmental disorders presenting with Autism and ADHD, and the development of multidisciplinary approaches and care pathways in these areas, and more recently, in Selective Mutism. She has a particular interest in the interaction between developmental and behavioural disorders and in the use of psychopharmacology. Together with her co-authors, Dr Keen has published a paper on autism, ethnicity and maternal immigration in the April issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry. Here, she explores this topic with Dr Ovais Badat