Child Diagnosed With ASD At 12-26 Months Of Age May Not Meet Diagnostic Criteria For Autism Years Later, Researchers Say

HCPlive (10/2, Derman) reports, “A child diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at 12-26 months of age may not meet the diagnostic criteria for autism years later,” investigators concluded in the findings of a 213-child “cohort study” published online in JAMA Pediatrics. The study suggested that “children with higher baseline adaptative functioning scores, as well as girls, were more likely to have nonpersistent autism spectrum disorder in later years.”

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— “Autism Diagnosis at Toddler Age May Not Persist to Elementary School Years,”Chelsie Derman, HCPlive, October 2, 2023

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