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Toddlers diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder between 12 and 18\u2009months ( n\u2009=\u200920), 19 and 24\u2009months ( n\u2009=\u200965), or 25 and 41\u2009months ( n\u2009=\u200927) were compared on demographics, developmental functioning, and symptoms. Later diagnosed children were more impaired than both younger groups on nonverbal reasoning, adaptive behavior, and autism spectrum disorder severity. Fine motor, receptive language, and social skills followed a linear pattern, with 25- to 41-month children more delayed than 19- to 24-month participants, who were more delayed than 12- to 18-month toddlers. Communication skills were similarly impaired across groups. Universal autism spectrum disorder screening before 18\u2009months may detect toddlers when symptoms are milder and more amenable to intervention.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Lay abstract<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The emergence of autism symptoms in childhood is variable, with some children showing signs of autism spectrum disorder very early, and others not being identified until much later. Although most children in the United States are not diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder until preschool, at ages 3\u20134\u2009years, symptoms can be reliably detected at 14\u2009months. It is less certain how those toddlers diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder earlier versus later differ from each other clinically. This study revealed that young children diagnosed later in development, between ages 25 and 41\u2009months, are more impaired on measures of cognitive, adaptive, and social functioning than their counterparts who are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder earlier. All young children with autism spectrum disorder are impaired in communication to a similar degree, however. Universal autism screening at 18\u2009months may identify toddlers with autism spectrum disorder when their symptoms are milder and more readily amenable to intervention. Repeated screening at 24\u2009months is supported to detect those children missed by an earlier screening, who may be more severely affected. 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