A new study published in The Journal of Pediatrics evaluated whether children with constipation and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience increased emergency department (ED) visits and inpatient admissions compared to children with constipation and without ASD. This was a retrospective study wherein the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample was utilized to examine demographic data, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of children with ASD and children without ASD who visited the ED for constipation between 2006 and 2014. The results revealed that ED visits by children with ASD were more likely to be due to constipation, compared to visits by children with other chronic conditions or children with no chronic conditions. Children with ASD were more likely than those without ASD to be hospitalized after an ED visit for constipation. On the other hand, hospital charges were higher for children with ASD than for those without a chronic condition. Hence, it was concluded that constipation is responsible for a large proportion of ED visits and more inpatient admissions resulting from these ED visits. Thus, it is necessary to develop more effective outpatient therapies for constipation in children with ASD.