By age 3, some of the children — nearly all from the high risk group — had received a clinical diagnosis of an autism spectrum disorder. (sciencedaily.com)
Thus, a review of the literature confirmed that parents experienced stress when their children received an early diagnosis of autism [25]- [27]. (scirp.org)
State - mandated diagnosis of autism by a clinician for consideration in special education was linked with around a whopping 99 percent decrease in the rate of incidence for autism and ID. (sciencedaily.com)