Abstract Objective To characterize children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) attended in a Pediatric Emergency Department regarding sociodemographic, clinical, and birth-related variables. Method Quantitative, cross-sectional, and descriptive study conducted in the Pediatric Emergency Department (PED) of a University Hospital in southern Brazil. Participants included children with ASD hospitalized between 2019 and 2023. Data collection occurred from March to April 2024 through electronic medical record searches, and analysis was performed using descriptive statistics, employing absolute and relative frequencies. Results A total […]