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Changes in Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders in 2001-2011: Findings from the Stockholm Youth Cohort
- Source :
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. June, 2015, Vol. 45 Issue 6, p1766, 8 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- In a record-linkage study in Stockholm, Sweden, the year 2011 prevalence of diagnosed autism spectrum disorders (ASD) was found to be 0.40, 1.74, 2.46, and 1.76 % among 0-5, 6-12, 13-17, and 18-27 year olds, respectively. The corresponding proportion of cases with a recorded diagnosis of intellectual disability was 17.4, 22.1, 26.1 and 29.4 %. Between 2001 and 2011, ASD prevalence increased almost 3.5 fold among children aged 2-17 years. The increase was mainly accounted for by an eightfold increase of ASD without intellectual disability (from 0.14 to 1.10 %), while the prevalence of ASD with intellectual disability increased only slightly (from 0.28 to 0.34 %). The increase in ASD prevalence is likely contributed to by extrinsic factors such as increased awareness and diagnostics.<br />Author(s): Selma Idring[sup.1] [sup.2] , Michael Lundberg[sup.1] , Harald Sturm[sup.2] , Christina Dalman[sup.1] [sup.3] , Clara Gumpert[sup.4] , Dheeraj Rai[sup.1] [sup.5] [sup.6] , Brian K. Lee[sup.7] , Cecilia Magnusson[sup.1] [sup.3] [...]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01623257
- Volume :
- 45
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.435385411
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-014-2336-y