Autism Diagnoses Are at an All-Time High According to the CDC
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“It’s encouraging to see evidence of improved identification of autism in girls and minority groups,” Dr. Frazier says. “We must continue to narrow this gap while greatly speeding up the time from first concerns about a child’s development to screening, diagnosis, and intervention.”
The CDC report saw no decrease in age of diagnosis. In 2014, most children were still being diagnosed after age 4, despite arguments that autism can be identified as early as two years of age.
“If most children aren’t being diagnosed until after age 4, we’re losing months, if not years of intervention that can deliver benefits throughout their lives,” says Dr. Frazier.