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Children's compliance with American Academy of Pediatrics' well-child care visit guidelines and the early detection of autism.
- Source :
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Journal of autism and developmental disorders [J Autism Dev Disord] 2013 Dec; Vol. 43 (12), pp. 2844-54. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- This study estimated compliance with American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) guidelines for well-child care and the association between compliance and age at diagnosis in a national sample of Medicaid-enrolled children with autism (N = 1,475). Mixed effects linear regression was used to assess the relationship between compliance and age at diagnosis. Mean age at diagnosis was 37.4 (SD 8.4) months, and mean compliance was 55 % (SD 33 %). Children whose care was compliant with AAP guidelines were diagnosed 1.6 months earlier than children who received no well-child care. Findings support that the timely receipt of well-child care may contribute to earlier detection. Additional research on the contribution of compliance, well-child visit components and provider characteristics on the timely diagnosis of autism is needed.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1573-3432
- Volume :
- 43
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of autism and developmental disorders
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 23619952
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-013-1831-x