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Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children Referred for Diagnostic Autism Evaluation
Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children Referred for Diagnostic Autism Evaluation
- Source :
- Clinical Pediatrics. 54:1322-1327
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- SAGE Publications, 2015.
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Abstract
- Increased public awareness of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and routine screening in primary care have contributed to increased requests for diagnostic ASD evaluations. However, given the scarcity of subspecialty autism diagnostic resources, overreferral of children suspected of having ASD may be contributing to long waiting lists at tertiary care autism centers and delaying diagnosis for those children who truly have ASD. To determine whether children are being excessively referred to ASD-specific diagnostic clinics, our objective was to determine the prevalence of true ASD diagnoses in children referred for diagnostic ASD evaluation. Charts of all patients referred to a regional autism center between April 2011 and August 2012 for suspicion of a possible ASD were retrospectively reviewed and demographic and clinical diagnoses abstracted. Only 214 of 348 patients evaluated (61%) received an ASD diagnosis. Thus, concerns about autism are not confirmed by an ASD diagnosis in a significant number of children.
- Subjects :
- Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Pediatrics
genetic structures
Referral
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Subspecialty
behavioral disciplines and activities
Surveys and Questionnaires
mental disorders
Epidemiology
Prevalence
medicine
Pervasive developmental disorder
Humans
Autistic Disorder
Medical diagnosis
Child
Psychiatry
Referral and Consultation
Retrospective Studies
business.industry
Not Otherwise Specified
medicine.disease
United States
Checklist
Autism spectrum disorder
Child, Preschool
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Autism
Female
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 19382707 and 00099228
- Volume :
- 54
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Clinical Pediatrics
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....20406798004a164a927a18cf07cacb91
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0009922815592607