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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 7/2022

29-06-2021 | Original Paper

Primary Care Provider and Child Characteristics Associated with Age of Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Population-Based Cohort Study

Auteurs: Ayesha Siddiqua, Magdalena Janus, Ronit Mesterman, Eric Duku, Kathy Georgiades, Farah Saxena, Haoyu Zhao, Natasha Saunders

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 7/2022

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Abstract

In a cohort of kindergarten children in Ontario, Canada with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) (n = 1522), we tested the association of age at ASD diagnosis and characteristics of (1) the child’s primary care provider and, (2) the child using health administrative databases. We tested the association of primary care practice model and time from developmental delay identification to age at ASD diagnosis. Older age of diagnosis was associated with provider foreign training (vs. domestic) (adjusted Hazard Ratio [aHR] 1.17, 95% CI 1.03, 1.33) but not sex, care model, and years of practice. After developmental delay identification, children with paediatricians had longer time to diagnosis than children with providers in care models (aHR 0.68, 95% CI 0.54, 0.86). Findings can be used to inform primary care provider ASD training.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Primary Care Provider and Child Characteristics Associated with Age of Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Population-Based Cohort Study
Auteurs
Ayesha Siddiqua
Magdalena Janus
Ronit Mesterman
Eric Duku
Kathy Georgiades
Farah Saxena
Haoyu Zhao
Natasha Saunders
Publicatiedatum
29-06-2021
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 7/2022
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-021-05165-8

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