Co-occurring diagnoses more prevalent among youth whose electronic medical record-reported sex was female, those with private insurance
Increased risks included heart failure, cystitis, glucose dysregulation, iron deficiency anemia, poisoning, self-harm
Deep learning system has good predictive performance for ASD versus typical development
Greater gains seen during treatment for parent-implemented early Social Interaction intervention started at 18 versus 27 months
Increased odds ratio for autism at 30 months found for discharge of pus or sticky mucus from ears, impaired hearing during a cold
Children with profound autism more likely to be female, from racial and ethnic minority groups, low socioeconomic status
Maternal prenatal exposure to lithium from naturally occurring drinking water sources linked to increased autism spectrum disorder risk
Before pandemic, more evaluations and identifications seen by age 48 months per 1,000 children aged 4 years versus children aged 8 years
Prevalence lower among non-Hispanic Whites and children of two or more races versus Blacks, Hispanics, Asian/Pacific Islanders
Among those with autism spectrum disorder, Black children have lower rate of screening than White, other/multiracial children