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Skonieczna-Zydecka, Karolina; Gorzkowska, Izabela; Pierzak-Sominka, Joanna; Adler, Grazyna – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: The prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) varies worldwide from 1.4/10 000 children in the Arabian Peninsula to 185/10 000 children of Asian population. In Europe, the highest prevalence has been observed in Sweden, while the lowest in Croatia (115/10 000 and 2-3/10 000, respectively). There have been no epidemiological studies…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Foreign Countries, Children
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Hassiotis, A.; Turk, J. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2012
Background: Little research has been conducted on the mental health needs of adolescents with intellectual disability, despite the severity and rates of such needs being high throughout childhood and in adulthood. We have investigated the prevalence and predictors of mental health needs and service use in adolescents with intellectual…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Health Needs, Adolescents, Mental Retardation
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Thompson, Travis – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2013
For three decades after Leo Kanner's first clinical description, research progress in understanding and treating autism was minimal but since the late 1960s the growth of autism discoveries has been exponential, with a remarkable number of new findings published over the past two decades, in particular. These advances were made possible first by…
Descriptors: Autism, Research, Young Children, Brain Hemisphere Functions
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Fombonne, Eric – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2005
This article reviews epidemiological studies of autism and related disorders. Study designs and sample characteristics are summarized. Currently, conservative prevalence estimates are: 13/10000 for autistic disorder, 21/10000 for pervasive developmental disorders not otherwise specified, 2.6/10000 for Asperger disorder, and 2/100000 for childhood…
Descriptors: Incidence, Autism, Epidemiology, Literature Reviews