Functional difficulties in children and youth with autism spectrum disorder: analysis of the 2019 Canadian Health Survey on Children and Youth

CONCLUSION: One or more functional difficulties from the WG-SS was present in 39% of Canadian children/youth aged 5 to 17 years with ASD. Functional difficulties with remembering/concentrating, communication and self-care were most common.PMID:38231089 | PMC:PMC10849611 | DOI:10.24095/hpcdp.44.1.02

Source: Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada - January 17, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Amy Farrow Ahmed A Al-Jaishi Siobhan O'Donnell Sarah Palmeter Stelios Georgiades Yun-Ju Chen Patrick G McPhee Rojiemiahd Edjoc Source Type: research