Only two items had moderate-to-large differential item functioning, including hand mannerisms among female children
Amygdala growth rate between 6 and 12 months linked to greater social deficits at 24 months when the infants were diagnosed
Authors say tool can be universally used for screening in a community setting
Functional brain organization differs between females and males with autism spectrum disorder
Risk for deaths from natural causes, unnatural causes significantly increased for persons with autism spectrum disorder
Twenty percent of teens, young adults seeking treatment for substance use disorder had elevated Social Responsiveness Scale-2 Total T-scores
Compared with no screen time, one hour or more of screen time at age 1 year linked to significantly increased odds of ASD at age 3 years
Improvement seen in language skills and social engagement
Screening associated with significant increase in ASD diagnoses in children, including in Spanish-speaking families
Only 8 percent of providers say they have adequate knowledge to assess driving readiness among autistic patients