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Alternative Title:
J Autism Dev Disord
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-012-1566-0
Personal Author:
Miller, Judith S.; Bilder, Deborah; Farley, Megan; Coon, Hilary; Pinborough-Zimmerman, Judith; ... More +
Miller, Judith S.; Bilder, Deborah; Farley, Megan; Coon, Hilary; Pinborough-Zimmerman, Judith; Jenson, William; Rice, Catherine E.; Fombonne, Eric; Pingree, Carmen B.; Ritvo, Edward; Ritvo, Riva-Ariella; McMahon, William M.; Less -
Description:
The purpose of the present study was to re-examine diagnostic data from a state-wide autism prevalence study (n = 489) conducted in the 1980s to investigate the impact of broader diagnostic criteria on autism spectrum disorder (ASD) case status. Sixty-four (59 %) of the 108 originally "Diagnosed Not Autistic" met the current ASD case definition. The average IQ estimate in the newly identified group (IQ = 35.58; SD = 23.01) was significantly lower than in the original group (IQ = 56.19 SD = 21.21; t = 5.75; p < .0001). Today's diagnostic criteria applied to participants ascertained in the 1980s identified more cases of autism with intellectual disability. The current analysis puts this historic work into context and highlights differences in ascertainment between epidemiological studies performed decades ago and those of today.
Subject:
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Adolescent
Adult
Article
Autism
Child
Child, Preschool
Child Development Disorders, Pervasive
Diagnostic And Statistical Manual Of Mental Disorders
Diagnostic Criteria
Epidemiology
Female
Humans
Intellectual Disability
Intelligence
Intelligence Tests
Male
Prevalence
Young Adult
Intellectual Disability

Source:
J Autism Dev Disord. 2012; 43(1):200-210.;
Pubmed ID:
22696195
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4467195
Document Type:
Journal Article;
Funding:
AVU3/Intramural CDC HHS/United States;
Collection(s):
CDC Public Access
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:436c1885157da7f91c13bb6b8f67dd3780986e5ee8bf36fd512d6fa078ef4f95
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