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Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder According to Maternal-Race Ethnicity and Country of Birth: A Register-Based Study
- Source :
- Journal of autism and developmental disorders. 49(9)
- Publication Year :
- 2019
-
Abstract
- An increased prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) among children of immigrant backgrounds has been observed but clinical profiles are rarely compared. Diagnostic data from children with ASD notified to the Western Australian Register for Autism Spectrum Disorders were analysed according to maternal-race ethnicity and country of birth. A total of 4776 children aged between 0 and 18 years diagnosed with ASD from 1999 to 2017 were included. Those born to immigrant mothers from lower income countries were younger at the time of diagnosis, had an increased risk of intellectual disability and poorer presentations in the social and communication domains. Further work is required to understand environmental influences that may affect children born to immigrant mothers and to improve monitoring and assessments.
- Subjects :
- Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Autism Spectrum Disorder
media_common.quotation_subject
Immigration
Ethnic group
Emigrants and Immigrants
Mothers
Affect (psychology)
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
mental disorders
Intellectual disability
Developmental and Educational Psychology
medicine
Ethnicity
Prevalence
Humans
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
Country of birth
Registries
Psychiatry
Child
Poverty
media_common
Public health
05 social sciences
Racial Groups
Infant, Newborn
Infant
Western Australia
medicine.disease
Autism spectrum disorder
Child, Preschool
Autism
Female
Psychology
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
050104 developmental & child psychology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15733432
- Volume :
- 49
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of autism and developmental disorders
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e99684af5d50f05017b3179c5d747492