Patterns of Special Education Eligibility and Age of First Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Identification Among US Children with ASD

Amy N. Esler; Jeannette Sample; Jennifer Hall-Lande; Bryn Harris; Catherine Rice; Jenny Poynter; Russell S. Kirby; Lisa Wiggins

doi:10.1007/s10803-022-05475-5

Patterns of Special Education Eligibility and Age of First Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Identification Among US Children with ASD

Amy N. Esler, Jeannette Sample, Jennifer Hall-Lande, Bryn Harris, Catherine Rice, Jenny Poynter, Russell S. Kirby, Lisa Wiggins

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The study examined timing of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) identification in education versus health settings for 8-year-old children with ASD identified through records-based surveillance. The study also examined type of ASD symptoms noted within special education evaluations. Results indicated that children with records from only education sources had a median time to identification of ASD over a year later than children with records from health sources. Black children were more likely than White children to have records from only education sources. Restricted and repetitive behaviors were less frequently documented in educational evaluations resulting in developmental delay eligibility compared to specific ASD eligibility among children with ASD. Future research could explore strategies reduce age of identification in educational settings and increase equitable access to health evaluations.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1739-1754
Number of pages	16
Journal	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Volume	53
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05475-5
State	Published - May 2023

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The preparation of this report was supported by funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 5 NU53DD000007-03-00.

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Autism spectrum disorder
Disparities
Identification
Special education

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