Characteristics of Participants slide (IMAGE) Drexel University Caption Children referred by practices that used standardized autism screening had a wider range of clinical presentations, including milder manifestations in areas like language and cognition, compared to those referred from usual care practices and their average age was 20.6 months, compared to an average age of 23.6 months referred by practices in the usual care group Credit The A.J. Drexel Autism Institute Usage Restrictions Please credit if using. License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.