Children With An ASD May Be Twice As Likely To Experience Pain As Children Without An ASD, Researchers Say

HealthDay (10/28, Reinberg) reports, “Children with an autism spectrum disorder [ASD] may be twice as likely to experience pain as kids without autism,” researchers concluded after gathering “data on pain from nearly 1,500 children with autism ages six to 17, and nearly 49,000 children without autism.” The findings were published online Oct. 28 in a research letter in JAMA Pediatrics.

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— “Pain Twice as Common for Kids With Autism: Study, “Steven Reinberg, HealthDay , October 28, 2019

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