OBJECTIVES: The reported increasing prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attendant health and family impact make monitoring of ASD prevalence a public health priority. METHODS: The prevalence of parent-reported diagnosis of ASD among US children aged 3 to 17 years was estimated from the 2007 National Survey of Children’s Health (sample size: 78037). A child was considered to have ASD if a parent/guardian reported that a doctor or other health care provider had ever said that the child had ASD and that the child currently had the condition. The point-prevalence for ASD was calculated for those children meeting both criteria. We examined sociodemographic factors associated with current ASD and with a past (but not current) ASD diagnosis. The health care experiences for children in both ASD groups were explored. RESULTS: The weighted current ASD point-prevalence was 110 per 10,000. We estimate that 673,000 US children have ASD. Odds of having ASD were 4 times as large for boys than girls. Non-Hispanic (NH) black and multiracial children had lower odds of ASD than NH white children. Nearly 40\% of those ever diagnosed with ASD did not currently have the condition; NH black children were more likely than NH white children to not have current ASD. Children in both ASD groups were less likely than children without ASD to receive care within a medical home. CONCLUSIONS: The observed point-prevalence is higher than previous US estimates. More inclusive survey questions, increased population awareness, and improved screening and identification by providers may partly explain this finding.
%0 Journal Article
%1 111
%A Kogan, M. D.
%A Blumberg, S. J.
%A Schieve, L. A.
%A Boyle, C. A.
%A Perrin, James M
%A Ghandour, R. M.
%A Singh, Garima K
%A Strickland, B. B.
%A Trevathan, E.
%A van Dyck, P. C.
%D 2009
%J Pediatrics
%K Adolescent, African Americans, Ancestry Child Child, Collection, Continental Data Development Disorders, European Factors, Female, Group, Hispanic Humans, Male, Parents, Pervasive/diagnosis/epidemiology/ethnology, Preschool, Prevalence, Socioeconomic States/epidemiology United
%N 5
%P 1395-1403
%T Prevalence of parent-reported diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder among children in the US, 2007
%V 124
%X OBJECTIVES: The reported increasing prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attendant health and family impact make monitoring of ASD prevalence a public health priority. METHODS: The prevalence of parent-reported diagnosis of ASD among US children aged 3 to 17 years was estimated from the 2007 National Survey of Children’s Health (sample size: 78037). A child was considered to have ASD if a parent/guardian reported that a doctor or other health care provider had ever said that the child had ASD and that the child currently had the condition. The point-prevalence for ASD was calculated for those children meeting both criteria. We examined sociodemographic factors associated with current ASD and with a past (but not current) ASD diagnosis. The health care experiences for children in both ASD groups were explored. RESULTS: The weighted current ASD point-prevalence was 110 per 10,000. We estimate that 673,000 US children have ASD. Odds of having ASD were 4 times as large for boys than girls. Non-Hispanic (NH) black and multiracial children had lower odds of ASD than NH white children. Nearly 40\% of those ever diagnosed with ASD did not currently have the condition; NH black children were more likely than NH white children to not have current ASD. Children in both ASD groups were less likely than children without ASD to receive care within a medical home. CONCLUSIONS: The observed point-prevalence is higher than previous US estimates. More inclusive survey questions, increased population awareness, and improved screening and identification by providers may partly explain this finding.
%@ 1098-4275; 0031-4005
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abstract = {OBJECTIVES: The reported increasing prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attendant health and family impact make monitoring of ASD prevalence a public health priority. METHODS: The prevalence of parent-reported diagnosis of ASD among US children aged 3 to 17 years was estimated from the 2007 National Survey of Children{\textquoteright}s Health (sample size: 78037). A child was considered to have ASD if a parent/guardian reported that a doctor or other health care provider had ever said that the child had ASD and that the child currently had the condition. The point-prevalence for ASD was calculated for those children meeting both criteria. We examined sociodemographic factors associated with current ASD and with a past (but not current) ASD diagnosis. The health care experiences for children in both ASD groups were explored. RESULTS: The weighted current ASD point-prevalence was 110 per 10,000. We estimate that 673,000 US children have ASD. Odds of having ASD were 4 times as large for boys than girls. Non-Hispanic (NH) black and multiracial children had lower odds of ASD than NH white children. Nearly 40\% of those ever diagnosed with ASD did not currently have the condition; NH black children were more likely than NH white children to not have current ASD. Children in both ASD groups were less likely than children without ASD to receive care within a medical home. CONCLUSIONS: The observed point-prevalence is higher than previous US estimates. More inclusive survey questions, increased population awareness, and improved screening and identification by providers may partly explain this finding.},
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author = {Kogan, M. D. and Blumberg, S. J. and Schieve, L. A. and Boyle, C. A. and Perrin, James M and Ghandour, R. M. and Singh, Garima K and Strickland, B. B. and Trevathan, E. and van Dyck, P. C.},
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journal = {Pediatrics},
keywords = {Adolescent, African Americans, Ancestry Child Child, Collection, Continental Data Development Disorders, European Factors, Female, Group, Hispanic Humans, Male, Parents, Pervasive/diagnosis/epidemiology/ethnology, Preschool, Prevalence, Socioeconomic States/epidemiology United},
month = Nov,
note = {GR: UA3MC 11054/PHS HHS/United States; JID: 0376422; 2009/10/05 [aheadofprint]; ppublish},
number = 5,
pages = {1395-1403},
timestamp = {2021-02-17T03:08:36.000+0100},
title = {Prevalence of parent-reported diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder among children in the US, 2007},
volume = 124,
year = 2009
}