Autism Often Not Diagnosed Until Age 5 or Older: U.S. Report

<p>THURSDAY, May 24 (HealthDay News) Even yet autism symptoms
typically emerge before age 3, many children with autism are diagnosed
when theyre 5 or older, a new image of autism in America shows.
More than half of U.S. children with an autism spectrum disorder are
taking during slightest one psychotropic medicine including stimulants,
anti-anxiety medications, antidepressants, nap aids, seizure medications
or antipsychotics even yet there are no drugs that have clearly been
shown to impact a core symptoms of a disorder.
The commentary are from a nationally deputy consult of some-more than
4,000 relatives or guardians of children with special needs aged 6 to 17,
including about 1,400 who had an autism spectrum disorder. The news was
compiled by researchers from a U.S National Institute of Mental Health
in and with a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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