ArticleNeuropsychiatric disease and treatment2016
Age at diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders: is there an association with socioeconomic status and family self-education about autism?
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- Parent concerns prior to an assessment of autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2025Pooled it
- Predictors of an earlier diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder in children and adolescents: a systematic review (1987-2017).European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
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- Autism Spectrum Disorders in Calabar, Nigeria.Iranian journal of child neurology · 2024Article
- Assessing the quality of life in children with autism spectrum disorder: a cross-sectional study of contributing factors.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
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- Autistic clinical profiles, age at first concern, and diagnosis among children with autism spectrum disorder.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Rural-Urban Differences in Age at Autism Diagnosis: A Multiple Model Analysis.Iranian journal of psychiatry · 2022Article
- Parental relationship status and age at autism spectrum disorder diagnosis of their child.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2021Article
- Referral, Assessment and Use of Screening Measures Related to Autism Spectrum Disorder at a Tertiary Hospital Setting.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2021Article
- Paving the Way toward Personalized Medicine: Current Advances and Challenges in Multi-OMICS Approach in Autism Spectrum Disorder for Biomarkers Discovery and Patient Stratification.Journal of personalized medicine · 2021Review
- Autism spectrum disorder/Takiwātanga: An Integrated Data Infrastructure-based approach to autism spectrum disorder research in New Zealand.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2020Article
- Pathways to a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder in Germany: a survey of parents.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2019Article
- [Age of diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder in children and factors influencing the age of diagnosis].Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics · 2018Article
- Characterizing Health Disparities in the Age of Autism Diagnosis in a Study of 8-Year-Old Children.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe marked increase in autism spectrum disorders (ASD) prevalence has stimulated worldwide interest in exploring broader circumstances of care of autistic children, including the role of socioeconomic status (SES) and family information on autism.
methodsOur sample comprised of 160 children who participated in a diagnostic examination focused on autism, and their parents who completed a simple descriptive questionnaire focusing on the family situation as well as family self-education about autism. The diagnosis of ASD was confirmed in 120 children (75% of the sample; 94 boys, 26 girls) with mean age 6.2±2.7 years (median 5.3, range 2.2-17.2 years). In 71 autistic patients (59.2%), a diagnosis of mental retardation was also established.
resultsThe age at diagnosis of ASD correlated negatively with maternal (P=0.014) and paternal (P=0.002) ages at the time of birth of the ASD child as well as with paternal (P=0.002) and maternal (P=0.050) education. The age at diagnosis of ASD did not correlate with family SES. Mothers were significantly more active in seeking information on autism than fathers or both parents equally (80 vs 9 vs 28 cases, respectively; P<0.001). The mean number of information sources on autism was 3.5±1.8 with a range 0-9. The mean number of resources did not differ among the three SES groups (3.50 vs 3.49 vs 4.25, respectively; P=0.704). The mean number of sources did not correlate with the age at diagnosis of ASD. The most often used sources were the Internet (81.7%), followed by psychologists (48.3%), books (46.7%), and child and adolescent psychiatrists (43.3%).
conclusionAn earlier diagnosis of ASD is associated with higher parental age at birth and higher parental education but not with family SES or number of family information sources.
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