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ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2026

Analysis of Disparities in Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Military Health System Pediatrics Population.

Ocheze Chikezie-Darron, Joshua Sakai, Daniel Tolson

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Ocheze Chikezie-DarronDepartment of Pediatrics, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA, USA. ocheze.m.chikezie-darron.mil@health.mil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0005-8757-0480
Joshua SakaiDepartment of Clinical Investigation: Data Science Research Service, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA, USA.
Daniel TolsonDepartment of Pediatrics, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There have been disparities reported in prevalence of autism by gender, race, and socioeconomic status with older ages of diagnosis in non-White and in female children. Possible disparities in the ages of autism diagnosis are not well-established within the Military Health System (MHS) pediatric population, where we hypothesized less disparities given universal Tricare coverage for active-duty military families and theoretically equal access to the military treatment facility (MTF). We conducted retrospective cross-sectional analysis using deidentified database repository records from the MHS. We collected and analyzed demographic data on children covered by Tricare and newly diagnosed with autism within an MTF (N = 31,355) or outside of the MTF (5,579 respectively). Within the MTF, we identified younger ages of autism diagnosis in non-White children less than 18 years old (p < 2.2e

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Autism Spectrum DisorderHealthcare DisparitiesMilitary Health ServicesMilitary PersonnelAdolescentAge FactorsChildChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansInfantMaleRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesAutismAutism spectrum disorderDiagnosisDisparitiesMilitary

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