NIMH: Most Children with ASD Diagnosed After Age 5, Use Multiple Services and Medications

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IMO, vaccination policies and pollutant policies are succeeding in

enhancing rates of chronic disease. Major media augment this process,

eg, by reporting the " mystery " of autism.

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May 24, 2012

Most Children with ASD Diagnosed After Age 5, Use Multiple

Services and Medications

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/science-news/2012/most-children-with-asd-diagnosed-after\

-age-5-use-multiple-services-and-medications.shtml

Fewer than one out of five school-aged children with special health care

needs were diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by age 2,

according to new data from an NIMH-funded study. These diagnoses were

made by a variety of health care providers, and most children in the

study used multiple health care services (such as speech or language

therapy) and multiple medications.

Background....