Positive autism screening rates in toddlers born during the COVID-19 pandemic

JAMA Network Open

2024-09-23

(Press-News.org) About The Study: In this cohort study of 2 groups of children with prenatal pandemic exposure and/or exposure to maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection, neither exposure was associated with greater Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers, Revised positivity.

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Dani Dumitriu, MD, PhD, email dani.dumitriu@columbia.edu.

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