Autism diagnosis by 2.5 years of age leads to dramatic improvements in social symptoms as compared to those diagnosed later in life

 

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/935220

 News Release 17-Nov-2021
Early diagnosis and treatment are critical for improvement, highlighting the necessity to eliminate diagnosis barriers
Peer-Reviewed Publication
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

The potential benefits of early diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is at the heart of an ongoing debate about the necessity of universal screening for toddlers and the amount of funding that is allocated to facilitate early identification. Now, a new study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers and their colleagues clearly demonstrates that early diagnosis and treatment lead to considerable improvement in ASD social symptoms.

Their findings were published in the peer-reviewed journal Autism recently.

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