Prevalence of autism-spectrum conditions: UK school-based population study

By Simon Baron-Cohen, Fiona J. Scott, C. Allison, Joanna G. Williams, P. Bolton, F. Matthews, Carol Brayne. British Journal of Psychiatry, 2009

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Mental health

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An investigation of the ‘female camouflage effect’ in autism using a computerized ADOS-2 and a test of sex/gender differences (2016, background): “Autism spectrum condition (autism) affects 1 % of the population [1 – 3].”
Trends in psychopathology across the adolescent years: What changes when children become adolescents, and when adolescents become adults? (2011, background): “…of both autism and PDD, they tend to use sampling methods based on referral for special education or other services, assuming that there are no unidentified cases, despite evidence that up to 40% of cases of autism spectrum conditions are undiagnosed by 9 years of age (Baron-Cohen et al., 2009).”
Epidemiology of autism spectrum disorders in adults in the community in England. (2011, result): “Two of these childhood surveys also used age-standardized versions of the same diagnostic instrument, the ADOS.8,10 This overall rate can be contrasted with that of other mental disorders contributing significantly to the global burden of disease in adulthood.”
A genome-wide scan for common alleles affecting risk for autism (2010, background): “The broader ASD category affects at least 60 in 10 000 children (5), but may be as high as 100 in 10 000 (6).”
"Autism is me": an investigation of how autistic individuals make sense of autism and stigma (2020, background): “Autism is understood to be a neuro-cognitive condition in which autistic individuals are said to lack the ability to infer the minds of others, struggle to empathise and display extreme male traits (Baron-Cohen et al. 2009).”
ASD and schizophrenia show distinct developmental profiles in common genetic overlap with population-based social-communication difficulties (2017, neutral): “ASD represent a group of neurodevelopmental conditions with a typical age of onset before the age of 3 years affecting ~1 to 2% of children7,8.”
Why Robots? A Survey on the Roles and Benefits of Social Robots in the Therapy of Children with Autism (2013, background): “, 2009 [21] Cambridge, United Kingdom 96 schools in Cambridgeshire County 94 5 to 9 years ASD Fombonne E.”
A Behavioral Comparison of Male and Female Adults with High Functioning Autism Spectrum Conditions (2011, neutral): “ASC is one of the most common neurodevelopmental conditions, affecting approximately 0.6 to 1.57% of the general population [3,4,5].”