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Research by Topic: Baby Siblings Research Consortium
Podcast: The average age of diagnosis depends on where, when, and how you ask
Published November 13, 2018While diagnosis before 3 years of age is ideal, circumstances may not always allow the earliest identification and diagnosis. This week’s podcast explores two of the reasons why diagnosis is not always possible before age 3. One is a study from Denmark and one is from members of the Baby Siblings Research Consortium.
Filed under: ASD, asf, Autism, Baby Siblings Research Consortium, BSRC, Denmark, Diagnosis, featured, podcast, research, science
Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder After Age 5 in Children Evaluated Longitudinally Since Infancy
Published November 8, 2018A new study from the ASF-supported Baby Siblings Research Consortium explains why a few kids with autism do not receive a formal diagnosis until 5 years or later. Read more here.
Filed under: ASD, asf, Autism, Baby Siblings Research Consortium, BSRC, Diagnosis, featured, research, science
ASF renews grant to expand Baby Sibs research
Published July 2, 2018ASF is proud to announce continued support for the Baby Siblings Research Consortium (BSRC), a network of over 33 research sites around the world studying the younger siblings of people with autism. The Baby Sibs database now tracks over 5,000 younger siblings, with and without autism. The database has been used to develop more sophisticated […]
Filed under: asf, baby siblings, Baby Siblings Research Consortium, Baby Sibs, Behavior, BSRC, collaboration, consortium, early diagnosis, Early Intervention, Family, featured, genes, intervention, research, science, sex difference, Siblings