Setting global research priorities for developmental disabilities, including intellectual disabilities and autism

• Published in: Journal of intellectual disability research Vol. 58; no. 12; pp. 1121 - 1130
• Main Authors: Tomlinson, M., Yasamy, M. T., Emerson, E., Officer, A., Richler, D., Saxena, S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.12.2014; Wiley-Blackwell; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Adolescents; Adult and adolescent clinical studies; Autism; Autistic Disorder - diagnosis; Autistic Disorder - economics; Autistic Disorder - therapy; Biological and medical sciences; Child clinical studies; Child Health; Children; Developing Countries - economics; Developmental Disabilities; Developmental Disabilities - diagnosis; Developmental Disabilities - economics; Developmental Disabilities - therapy; Developmental disorders; Global Approach; global research priority setting; Health Services Research - economics; Health Services Research - standards; Humans; Infantile autism; Intellectual deficiency; intellectual disabilities; Intellectual Disability; Intellectual Disability - diagnosis; Intellectual Disability - economics; Intellectual Disability - therapy; low and middle income countries; Medical sciences; Mental Retardation; Needs Assessment; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; Research Needs; Resource Allocation; Handicap; Human; developmental disabilities; Autism; intellectual disabilities; low and middle income countries; Intellectual deficiency; Developing countries; Developmental disorder; Economic aspect; Mental retardation; global research priority setting; autism

Objectives The prevalence of intellectual disabilities (ID) has been estimated at 10.4/1000 worldwide with higher rates among children and adolescents in lower income countries. The objective of this paper is to address research priorities for development disabilities, notably ID and autism, at the...