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Editorial
. 2021 Mar;51(3):763-768.
doi: 10.1007/s10803-020-04860-2. Epub 2021 Jan 22.

Editorial S.I: Early Identification in Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Present and Future, and Advances in Early Identification

Roald A Øien  1   2 , Giacomo Vivanti  3 , Diana L Robins  3
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Editorial

Editorial S.I: Early Identification in Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Present and Future, and Advances in Early Identification

Roald A Øien et al. J Autism Dev Disord. 2021 Mar.

Abstract

Early identification of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is considered by most scholars and clinicians to be a feasible and useful step for improving the wellbeing of individuals on the autism spectrum and their families. Arguments supporting early detection efforts include the benefit of earlier access to services providing autism-specific evidence-based interventions (Vivanti et al., Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 46(7), 2441-2449, 2016; Zwaigenbaum et al., Pediatrics, 136(Suppl), S10-S40, 2015), and its potential to mitigate or even prevent the challenges associated with ASD symptoms, reduce care costs, and improve the quality of life and productivity of individuals with ASD (Constantino et al., Pediatrics, 146(3), e20193629, 2020; Jacobson et al., Behavioral Interventions, 13(4), 201-226, 1998; Jacobson and Mulick, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 30(6), 585-593, 2000). Nevertheless, controversies and challenges in this field exist.

Keywords: Autism; Early identification; Early symptoms; Phenotype; Screening.

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Conflict of interest statement

Diana L. Robins, PhD is the developer of the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT) and the M-CHAT-R (Revised). There were no research involving human participants and/or animals. Thus no consent was needed for this editorial.

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