Proportion of autistic 4-year-olds evaluated for autism by age 3
The proportion of autistic 4-year-olds assessed for autism increased from 2014 to 2016, suggesting that caregivers and healthcare professionals are spotting and referring autistic children earlier in life.
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50%
100%
2010
72%
2012
71%
2014
74%
2016
84%
These are the total evaluation rates across all Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network sites that had data available in a given year.
