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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jan 8.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatrics. 2018 Sep;142(3):e20180562. doi: 10.1542/peds.2018-0562

TABLE 2.

Univariate Analysis of Special Education Outcomes of Children With a History of NAS (N = 1815) and Children Without a History of NAS (N = 5441)

Outcome With NAS, n (%) Without NAS, n (%) P
Referred for evaluation 351 (19.3) 745 (13.7) <.0001
Eligible for services 284 (15.6) 634 (11.6) <.0001
 Autism 6 (0.3) 22 (0.4) .8
 Developmental delay 96 (5.3) 193 (3.5) .001
 Other health impairment 12 (0.7) 27 (0.5) .5
 Specific learning disability 7 (0.4) 16 (0.3) .6
 Speech or language impairment 187 (10.3) 451 (8.3) .009
Received therapies or services 278 (15.3) 620 (11.4) <.0001
 Accommodations 98 (5.4) 225 (4.1) .02
 Aide or paraprofessional 3 (0.2) 12 (0.2) .2
 Occupational 55 (3.0) 126 (2.3) .09
 Physical 17 (0.9) 54 (1.0) .8
 Speech 255 (14.0) 586 (10.8) .0002