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Prevalence of DSM-5 Autism Spectrum Disorder Among School-Based Children Aged 3-12 Years in Shanghai, China.
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Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders . Jul2018, Vol. 48 Issue 7, p2434-2443. 10p. 1 Diagram, 3 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- We estimated the prevalence of ASD in a population-based sample comprising children aged 3-12 years (N = 74,252) in Shanghai. This included a high-risk group sampled from special education schools and a low-risk group randomly sampled from general schools. First, we asked parents and then teachers to complete the Social Communication Questionnaire for participating children. Children who screened positive based on both parental and teachers’ reports were comprehensively assessed. ASD was identified based on DSM-5 criteria. We identified 711 children as being at-risk for ASD, of which 203 were identified as ASD cases. The prevalence of ASD was 8.3 per 10,000, which is likely an underestimate, given that 81.6% of the children diagnosed with ASD had IQs below 40. This is the first report on the prevalence of ASD according to DSM-5 in China. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *DIAGNOSIS of autism
*AUTISM
*CLUSTER analysis (Statistics)
*ELEMENTARY schools
*EPIDEMIOLOGICAL research
*STUDENTS with disabilities
*CLASSIFICATION of mental disorders
*PARENTS
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*STATISTICAL sampling
*SCHOOL children
*TEACHERS
*SPECIAL education schools
*CROSS-sectional method
*CHILDREN
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01623257
- Volume :
- 48
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 130102699
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-018-3507-z