Timing of Identification Among Children With an Autism Spectrum Disorder: Findings From a Population-Based Surveillance Study

 This work was supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cooperative Agreements UR3/CCU523235 and UR3/DD000078, the University of Wisconsin's Waisman Center (T32 HD07489), and the Washington University Center for Mental Health Services Research (P30 MH068579). Additional funding for graduate student support for data analysis was provided by the University of Wisconsin.These data were collected under a cooperative agreement funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The findings and conclusions in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.This article is the subject of an editorial by Dr. Eric Fombonne in this issue.

PII: S0890-8567(09)60065-4

doi: 10.1097/CHI.0b013e31819b3848

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