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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 8/2009

01-08-2009 | Original Paper

Trends in Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnoses: 1994–2007

Auteurs: Rebecca E. Rosenberg, Amy M. Daniels, J. Kiely Law, Paul A. Law, Walter E. Kaufmann

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 8/2009

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Abstract

We analyzed predictors of parent-reported initial diagnosis (autistic disorder [AD], pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified [PDD-NOS], pervasive developmental disorder [‘PDD’] and autism spectrum disorder [‘ASD’], and Asperger syndrome [AS]), among 6,176 individuals with autism spectrum disorders diagnosed from 1994 through 2007. Overall, distribution of diagnoses was influenced by a secular time trend factor; other significant factors included ethnicity, white race, geographic location, urbanicity, and initial evaluator. Since 2001, most initial diagnoses of AD and AS have remained steady while ‘PDD’ and PDD-NOS have decreased. ‘ASD’ diagnoses have increased, especially among school-based teams; AS diagnoses also increased uniquely among these evaluators. Findings from this study suggest that current diagnostic guidelines may not be meeting all community evaluator needs.
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In this paper, we address only the first three diagnoses and use ASD without quotation marks to refer to all autism spectrum disorders; ‘ASD’ and ‘PDD’ refer to a specific diagnosis.
 
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Metagegevens
Titel
Trends in Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnoses: 1994–2007
Auteurs
Rebecca E. Rosenberg
Amy M. Daniels
J. Kiely Law
Paul A. Law
Walter E. Kaufmann
Publicatiedatum
01-08-2009
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 8/2009
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-009-0723-6

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