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J Child Psychol Psychiatry November 2022 PMID 35174492

Mental health and social difficulties of late-diagnosed autistic children, across childhood and adolescence.

Will Mandy, Emily Midouhas, Mariko Hosozawa, Noriko Cable, Amanda Sacker, Eirini Flouri

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Overall, the discussions exhibit strong agreement and deep engagement, with comments emphasizing the serious consequences of late diagnoses, such as increased mental health challenges, and praising the study's contributions. Words like 'full of the reality' and 'game changer' point to both the emotional weight and potential for systemic impact, while references to specific data and related podcasts indicate active, meaningful analysis.

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Most discussions strongly support the findings and importance of the study, emphasizing the realities and consequences of late autism diagnoses.

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Posts demonstrate high interest, highlighting the publication's impact on understanding autistic children’s mental health over time.

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The discussions reflect deep engagement, referencing specific aspects of the study, such as longitudinal effects and social difficulties, and sharing related research and podcasts.

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  • The study compares emotional, behavioral, and social difficulties in early- vs. late-diagnosed autistic children from ages 3 to 14, finding that late-diagnosed children tend to develop more severe difficulties over time.
  • Aged 5, early-diagnosed children already showed more emotional and social issues, but late-diagnosed children experienced faster worsening of these problems, leading to higher difficulties by age 14.
  • These patterns remained even after accounting for differences like higher ADHD rates, IQ, gender, and parental education in the late-diagnosed group, indicating that difficulties may both influence and be affected by the timing of autism diagnosis.]
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早期診断（といっても7歳以下）と後期診断（8〜14歳）の自閉スペクトラム症の児を比較した研究。 診断時期が遅いと、やはりしんどそう。なんだかんだ言っても、一般的にはやはり診断時期は早い方がよいのだろうなあ。 J Child Psychol Psychiatry 。 https://t.co/CmGKpJ2nnh

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In this podcast, we talk to @WillClinPsy of @ucl about his recent @theJCPP paper ‘#MentalHealth & social difficulties of late-diagnosed #Autistic children, across childhood & adolescence’ Full podcast: https://t.co/BQqS1KCeKZ #OpenAccess paper: https://t.co/UV8eMUo16J #Autism https://t.co/U2ZR33WQ7N

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"Emotional, behavioural and social difficulties are associated with, and may influence, the timing of autism diagnosis" https://t.co/5dUGuQRuTR MCS data. Pretty much spot on I think.

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New #OpenAccess article '#Mentalhealth and social difficulties of late-diagnosed #autistic children, across childhood and adolescence' by @WillClinPsy of @ucl, et al. https://t.co/cPSYGj7jyz @WileyPsychology #psychology #psychiatry #research #science

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In this #OpenAccess paper, @WillClinPsy et al. conducted a prospective, population-based study to compare trajectories of #Emotional, #Behavioural & #Social difficulties of #Autistic children depending on when they received their #Autism diagnosis. https://t.co/UV8eMUo16J #CAMH

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There are profound consequences or a late diagnosis. https://t.co/RlQyDUXSCZ

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This paper is full of the reality of late (real) diagnosis. Late diagnosis has consequences for mental health. This is not negative, but scientific fact. https://t.co/RlQyDUXSCZ

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In this #OpenAccess paper, @WillClinPsy et al. conducted a prospective, population-based study to compare trajectories of #Emotional, #Behavioural & #Social difficulties of #Autistic children depending on when they received their #Autism diagnosis. https://t.co/UV8eMUo16J #CAMH

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早期診断（といっても7歳以下）と後期診断（8〜14歳）の自閉スペクトラム症の児を比較した研究。 診断時期が遅いと、やはりしんどそう。なんだかんだ言っても、一般的にはやはり診断時期は早い方がよいのだろうなあ。 J Child Psychol Psychiatry 。 https://t.co/CmGKpJ2nnh

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