Autism study: Diagnosis delayed by two years in most children

By Nicky Phillips
Updated April 6 2015 - 10:18pm, first published 1:30pm
A study has found children with autism face up to a 4-year delay in their diagnosis. Picture: supplied
A study has found children with autism face up to a 4-year delay in their diagnosis. Picture: supplied

The majority of Australian children with autism spectrum disorder are not being diagnosed until they are four years old, more than two years after they can be reliably identified and given life-changing intervention, a study has found.

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