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Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children: Screening

Intermediate and long-term health outcomes of screening for ASD in children.
Whether earlier identification through screening is associated with clinically important improvements in health outcomes.
Studies following large samples of screen-negative children to provide information about screening specificity.
Treatment studies that enroll younger children, especially those with screen-detected ASD, to elucidate the potential benefits of screening.

The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children for whom no concerns of ASD have been raised by their parents or clinical provider.

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