U.S., July 24 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07081724) titled '"Opt-In" Early Intervention Program for Children Waiting to Receive an Autism Diagnosis' on June 27.
Brief Summary: A growing body of literature documents the benefits of parent-mediated interventions for autism starting early in life . However, the median age of diagnosis in the US continues to be 49 months. Even following formal diagnosis, services often do not begin for another 9 months on average. Such harmful delays in accessing autism-specific early interventions are potentially avoidable, as caregivers of children later diagnosed with autism identify concerns about their child's development by 13 months on average - including...