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- Title
Autism spectrum disorders in children with physical or mental disability or both. I: Clinical and epidemiological aspects.
- Authors
Nordin, Viviann; Gillberg, Christopher; Nordin, V; Gillberg, C
- Abstract
The prevalence of autism spectrum disorders was studied in all children with mental retardation and/or motor disability in a defined geographical region over a two-year follow-up period. In the general population, the prevalence of autistic disorder was 0.09% at the end of the follow-up period -a minimum estimate, as children with average intelligence were not screened. Autism spectrum disorders were found in 19.8% of children with mental retardation, including strictly defined autistic disorder (DSM-III-R criteria) in 8.9%; the two-year follow-up yielded a higher prevalence of 11.7% with autistic disorder. Among children with cerebral palsy, 10.5% had an autism spectrum disorder. Clear co-variation was found between mental retardation, epilepsy and autism spectrum disorders in this population of children with neurodevelopmental disorders.
- Publication
Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 1996, Vol 38, Issue 4, p297
- ISSN
0012-1622
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1469-8749.1996.tb12096.x