Delay from Screening to Diagnosis in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Results from a Large National Health Research Network.

Chen, Yu-Hsin; Drye, Madison; Chen, Qiushi; Fecher, Madison; Liu, Guodong; Guthrie, Whitney · J Pediatr · 2023

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Abstract

To examine delay from developmental screening to autism diagnosis, we used real-world health care data from a national research network to estimate the time between these events. We found an average delay of longer than 2 years from first screening to diagnosis, with no significant differences observed by sex, race, or ethnicity.

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