September 2024. Volume 20. Number 3

Is autism spectrum disorder (ASD) a persistent diagnosis over time?

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Harstad E, Hanson E, Brewster SJ, DePillis R, Milliken AL, Aberbach G, et al. Persistence of Autism Spectrum Disorder From Early Childhood Through School Age. JAMA Pediatr. 2023;177:1197-205.

Reviewers: Balado Insunza MN1, Aizpurua Galdeano P2.
1Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro. Vigo. Pontevedra. España.
2Pediatra de Atención Primaria. San Sebastián. Guipúzcoa. España.
Correspondence: María de las Nieves Balado Insunza. Email: nbalins@gmail.com
Reception date: 10/07/2024
Acceptance date: 18/07/2024
Publication date: 24/07/2024

Abstract

Authors´ conclusions: the findings of this cohort study suggest that among toddlers diagnosed with ASD, baseline adaptive function and sex may be associated with persistence of ASD.

Reviewers´ commentary: the results of this study show that more than a third of children who received a clinical diagnosis of ASD between the ages of 1 and 3 years no longer met the criteria for ASD on a subsequent evaluation, although the diagnostic methodology used was different, validated only in research. Importantly, ASD-specific intervention was not predictive of non-persistent ASD at 6 years. Together with the published literature, these data raise important considerations regarding early diagnosis and treatment of the disorder. Early diagnosis and intervention of ASD increases parental stress and pressure on young children. 

How to cite this article

Balado Insunza N, Aizpurua Galdeano P. ¿Es el trastorno del espectro autista un diagnóstico persistente en el tiempo? Evid Pediatr. 2024;20:33.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Harstad E, Hanson E, Brewster SJ, DePillis R, Milliken AL, Aberbach G, et al. Persistence of Autism Spectrum Disorder From Early Childhood Through School Age. JAMA Pediatr. 2023;177:1197-205.

Reviewers: Balado Insunza MN1, Aizpurua Galdeano P2.
1Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro. Vigo. Pontevedra. España.
2Pediatra de Atención Primaria. San Sebastián. Guipúzcoa. España.
Correspondence: María de las Nieves Balado Insunza. Email: nbalins@gmail.com
Reception date: 10/07/2024
Acceptance date: 18/07/2024
Publication date: 24/07/2024

How to cite this article

Balado Insunza N, Aizpurua Galdeano P. ¿Es el trastorno del espectro autista un diagnóstico persistente en el tiempo? Evid Pediatr. 2024;20:33.

24/07/2024

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