The purpose of this review is twofold. The first is to synthesize factors that impact parents'
experiences of caring for a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD); the second is to …

OBJECTIVE: We reviewed evidence related to disparities in service use, intervention
effectiveness, and quality of care provided to children with autism by race, ethnicity, and/or …

Early identification of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is essential to ensure that children can
access specialized evidence-based interventions that can help to optimize long-term …

The diagnosis of autism is often delayed, which translates into a missed opportunity to
provide treatment during a critical developmental period. This study reviews studies that …

The measles outbreak at Disneyland in December 2014 spread to a half-dozen US states
and sickened 147 people. It is just one recent incident that the medical community blames …

Importance In the US, children with signs of autism often experience more than 1 year of
delay before diagnosis and often experience longer delays if they are from racially …

In a record-linkage study in Stockholm, Sweden, the year 2011 prevalence of diagnosed
autism spectrum disorders (ASD) was found to be 0.40, 1.74, 2.46, and 1.76% among 0–5, 6 …

Decades of research have established that racial ethnic minority, low-income, and/or non-
English speaking children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are diagnosed later than …

To examine differences by sex in the timing of identification of individuals with autism
spectrum disorders (ASD), survey data were collected in the Netherlands from 2,275 males …

Clinical initiatives have aimed to reduce the age at ASD diagnosis in the UK. This study
investigated whether the median age at diagnosis in childhood has reduced in recent years …