Diagnostic history and treatment of school-aged children with autism spectrum disorder and special health care needs

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• Personal Author:
  Pringle, Beverly A. ; Colpe, Lisa J. ; Blumberg, Stephen J. ; Avila, Rosa M. ; Kogan, Michael D.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
• Description:
  Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a set of complex neurodevelopment disorders characterized by mild to severe problems in social interaction and communication along with restricted repetitive behavior patterns. ASD symptoms begin before age 3 years and last into adulthood, although symptoms may improve over time. There is no one best treatment for ASD, but the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends early behavioral intervention once a child is diagnosed. Nearly all children (94%) with ASD have special health care needs, defined as requiring health or related services beyond those required by children generally. This report provides information on diagnosis and treatment of school-aged (6-17 years) children with special health care needs (CSHCN) and ASD.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Child Child Development Disorders, Pervasive/diagnosis Child Development Disorders, Pervasive/therapy Disabled Children
• Keywords:
  trends, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey , NHANES
• Source:
  Survey of Pathways to Diagnosis and Services
• Series:
  NCHS Data Briefs
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report ; Statistics
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Center for Health Statistics
• Topic:
  Health Statistics
• Pages in Document:
  8 pdf pages
• Issue:
  97
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics
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