Disparities in Documented Diagnoses of Autism Spectrum Disorder Based on Demographic, Individual, and Service Factors

• Published in: Autism research Vol. 13; no. 3; p. 464
• Main Authors: Wiggins, Lisa D, Durkin, Maureen, Esler, Amy, Lee, Li-Ching, Zahorodny, Walter, Rice, Catherine, Yeargin-Allsopp, Marshalyn, Dowling, Nicole F, Hall-Lande, Jennifer, Morrier, Michael J, Christensen, Deborah, Shenouda, Josephine, Baio, Jon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2020
• Subjects: Autism Spectrum Disorder - diagnosis; Autism Spectrum Disorder - epidemiology; Child; Female; Health Services Accessibility - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Male; Population Surveillance - methods; Prevalence; Racial Groups - statistics & numerical data; Socioeconomic Factors; United States - epidemiology; United States; disparities; diagnosis; surveillance; autism

The objectives of our study were to (a) report how many children met an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) surveillance definition but had no clinical diagnosis of ASD in health or education records and (b) evaluate differences in demographic, individual, and service factors between children with and wi...