Short report: Improving record–review surveillance of young children with an autism spectrum disorder.

The article discusses a study which investigated the ability of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention surveillance to identify younger children with autism spectrum disorder. Involved in the study were 31 families who screened positive for autism spectrum disorder and received a clinical evaluation at Georgia State University. It was found that 4 of the 10 children were diagnosed with the disorder after the George State University evaluation.