Common Tool for Diagnosing Autism Only Identifies 1 in 5 Autistic Children

This finding challenges the goal of universal autism screening in toddlers and suggests that many autistic children are not being diagnosed.

A recent study showed that current tools to diagnose autism in the first three years of life are not capable of identifying autism in most cases. Those diagnosed early typically display more significant or obvious cognitive delays. | Photo by Jonathan Borba on Unsplash

Most autistic children do not experience cognitive delays and they develop speech at similar times as…