Printz JN, et al. - Researchers examined pediatric patients with and without autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in a national cohort of children undergoing tonsillectomy for differences in outcomes. From the Kids Inpatient Database of the Healthcare Cost Utilization Project, they obtained data of 27,040 patients; of these, 322 (1.2%) had a diagnosis of ASD. Multivariable modeling implied a shorter LOS by 0.50 days, a lower likelihood of having complications, and related costs that were $1,308 less for patients with ASD, after controlling for potential confounders. These findings suggest no additional costs or morbidity in correlation to ASD alone, however, children with and without ASD show differences that require providers to address patients with ASD uniquely.