PROBLEM
DELAYED DIAGNOSIS OF ASD
MISSED OPPORTUNITIES
OF INTERVENTIONS
Limits to obtaining early diagnosis
§ Complex, long procedure
§ Lack of objective diagnostic tools
§ Different screening tools (checklists and traits
questioners) – non-objective
2
under 2 years
19%
cc. 3 years
17%
cc. 4 years
13%
cc. 5 years
11%
6 years or older
40%
AVARAGE AGE of ASD
DIAGNOSIS
Source: CDC; 2012
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss6103a1.htm?s_cid=ss6103a1_w
