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ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2022

Clinical Profiles of Black and White Children Referred for Autism Diagnosis.

Eric Fombonne, Katharine E Zuckerman

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Article in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  9. Unpacking the prevalence: A warning against overstating the recently narrowed gap for Black autistic youth.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2024
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  16. Short report: Call to action for autism clinicians in response to anti-Black racism.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2022
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  20. Epidemiological surveys of ASD: advances and remaining challenges.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors.

Eric FombonneDepartment of Psychiatry, Oregon Health & Science University, Mail code: GH254, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, Portland, OR, 97239, USA. fombonne@ohsu.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8605-3538
Katharine E ZuckermanDepartment of Pediatrics, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Black children with autism are diagnosed at an older age. Whether or not late detection is paralleled by differing clinical presentation is not known. We evaluated symptom profiles of 245 Black and 488 sex- and age-matched White non-Hispanic participants (82.8% male; mean age: 4.2 years) referred for ASD diagnosis. Both groups showed similar overall levels of autistic symptoms. Black children had significantly but slightly lower scores on cognitive tests and on the Vineland communication domain than White children. Groups were comparable on internalizing and externalizing co-occurring problems. Given the largely similar clinical profiles, clinical differences in initial presentation may not be a primary reason for Black/White disparities in diagnostic and services use. Limitations of a cross-sectional referred sample are acknowledged.

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Autism Spectrum DisorderAutistic DisorderBlack or African AmericanBlack PeopleChildChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMalePrevalenceAdaptive behaviorAfrican-AmericanAutismBehavioral problemEmotional problemIntellectual functioningRace

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