Autism study finds later diagnoses for girls, high rates of co-occurring disorders

(Brown University) A study analyzing the first 1,000 patients from the Rhode Island Consortium for Autism Research and Treatment found that girls receive autism diagnoses an average of 1.5 years later than boys, and people with autism often have co-occurring medical and psychiatric conditions.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news