HealthDay (10/6, Collins) reported, “As many as 1 in 4 teens with autism may be undiagnosed…research suggests.” For the study published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, researchers “reviewed school and health records of close to 4,900 16-year-olds living in four northern New Jersey counties in 2014,” with the initial review identifying “1,365 cases that merited a closer look.” Of those cases, “a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) was confirmed in 560” and “from the chosen cases, 384 had been diagnosed at age 8, and 176 met the diagnostic criteria for autism at 16.”
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— “1 in 4 Teens With Autism May Be Undiagnosed,”Sarah D. Collins, HealthDay, October 6, 2023