Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools—Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

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Patient Education| 2021 Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools—Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools—Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Pediatric Patient Education 2021; 10.1542/ppe_document007 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All AAP SitesAll PublicationsPediatric Patient Education Search Advanced Search Subjects: Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a group of developmental disabilities caused by a problem with the brain. Children with ASD have trouble in 3 core areas of their development. They haveLanguage difficulties, especially an impaired efficacy of communicationImpaired social interactionsRestricted interests or behaviors that are repeated often (called stereotyped behaviors) Autism spectrum disorder is present from birth but cannot be diagnosed in the first few months until the child further develops. Screening for early identification and treatment of ASD is progressing, but the age of diagnosis can still vary depending on the child’s characteristics. Recent statistics estimate that as many as 1 in 68 children in the United States may be diagnosed as having ASD. Approximately 24,000 children are diagnosed as having ASD each year, with an estimate of 500,000 children, adolescents, and young adults birth through 21... © 2019 American Academy of Pediatrics. All rights reserved. You do not currently have access to this content.