Q. My daughter was diagnosed with autism at age 22. Is this common?
Answer By: Jay N. Giedd, M.D.
Chief of the Unit on Brain Imaging in the Child Psychiatry Branch at the NIMH
Jay N. Giedd, M.D. of the National Institute of Mental Health received the Ruane Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Research from the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation in 2013. Learn more about the Outstanding Achievement Prizes at: http://bbrfoundation.org/outstanding-achievement-prizes.