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“The Wrong Supports Are Worse than no Support”: Autistic Perspectives on Early-in-Life Infant Autism Supports

Evidence suggests that the earlier supports are provided to young Autistic children, the better the overall outcomes. Supports have typically only been available after an autism diagnosis but with increased knowledge about early developmental trajectories, clinical supports can now be offered prediagnosis for infants showing early autism features and/or those with a family history of autism. 

Citation:
Smith J, Dwyer P, O’Connor E, Gurba AN, …….. Whitehouse AJO, Bent CA.  “The Wrong Supports Are Worse than no Support”: Autistic Perspectives on Early-in-Life Infant Autism Supports. Autism Adulthood. 2025.

Keywords:
Autism spectrum disorder; Medicine, Surgery & Diagnosis; Mental disorders; Nervous system diseases; Neurodevelopmental disorders

Abstract:
Evidence suggests that the earlier supports are provided to young Autistic children, the better the overall outcomes. Supports have typically only been available after an autism diagnosis but with increased knowledge about early developmental trajectories, clinical supports can now be offered prediagnosis for infants showing early autism features and/or those with a family history of autism.