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Magaña, Sandy; Vanegas, Sandra B. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017
Latino children in the US are systematically underdiagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD); therefore, it is important that recent changes to the diagnostic process do not exacerbate this pattern of under-identification. Previous research has found that the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R) algorithm, based on the Diagnostic and…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Hispanic Americans, Spanish Speaking
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Windham, Gayle C.; Anderson, Meredith C.; Croen, Lisa A.; Smith, Karen S.; Collins, John; Grether, Judith K. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2011
Using standardized methods for multi-source surveillance, we calculated the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) among children born in a racially diverse region in 1994 or 1996 as 4.7/1000 live births. Children with ASD before age 9 were identified through chart abstraction at health-related sources; three-quarters were being served by…
Descriptors: Mothers, Incidence, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders