ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2018
Parental First Concerns and Timing of Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis.
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35 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Predictors of an earlier diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder in children and adolescents: a systematic review (1987-2017).European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
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- Expressive Vocabulary in Mandarin-Speaking Autistic, Developmentally Delayed, and Typically Developing Children: A Cross-sectional Study.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
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- Parents' Early Concerns about Their Child with Autism: Relation to Age of Diagnosis.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Differences in needs and availability of healthcare, education and social protection between school-age children and youth with autistic spectrum disorder and their families in Serbia.International journal of developmental disabilities · 2026Article
- Collaborating with an autism community advisory board to develop a family-based, neurodiversity-affirming intervention: PCIT-Autism.Research involvement and engagement · 2025Article
- Detecting change in a caregiver-mediated autism intervention using the Joint Engagement Rating Inventory.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir Kommunikasieafwykings · 2025Article
- Exploring Factors of Diagnostic Timing Among Black Autistic Youth.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
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- Early trajectories and moderators of autistic language profiles: A longitudinal study in preschoolers.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2024Article
- Pediatrician and parental evaluation of child neurodevelopment at 2 years of age.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
- Korean Clinical Guideline for Autism Spectrum Disorder - Clinical Features, Course, Epidemiology, and Cause.Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · 2024Article
- Parent Certainty and Consistency When Completing Vocabulary Checklists in Young Autistic Children.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR · 2023Article
- Parent-reported atypical development in the first year of life and age of autism diagnosis.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2023Article
- Parent-reported Early Atypical Development and Age of Diagnosis for Children with Co-occurring Autism and ADHD.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2023Article
- Racial Disparities in Autism Diagnosis, Assessment, and Intervention among Minoritized Youth: Sociocultural Issues, Factors, and Context.Current psychiatry reports · 2023Review
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Abstract
Specific developmental concerns can distinguish between an early versus later diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Caregiver survey responses of children ≥ 9 years-of-age (2012) with ASD were used to evaluate developmental concerns and associations with age of diagnosis [early (< 3 years: n = 106) vs. later (≥ 3 years: n = 432)] using logistic regression. Concerns arose at mean age 18 and 35-months for children diagnosed early versus later, respectively. Concerns about poor eye contact (aOR 1.81, CI 1.08, 3.05), pointing/gesturing (aOR 2.74, CI 1.60, 4.70), response to own name (aOR 3.03, CI 1.75, 5.23), and babbling/speaking (aOR 1.67, CI 0.98, 2.82) were associated with an early diagnosis. Caregivers and pediatricians are critical in early identification and timely entry into intervention.
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