Trends in special education code assignment for autism: Implications for prevalence estimates

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1941-1948

  Ouellette Kuntz, Hélène ^a   Coo, Helen ^a   Lloyd, Jennifer E V ^b,c   Kasmara, Liza ^b,d   Holden, Jeanette J A ^a   Lewis, M E Suzanne ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Human Early Learning Partnership   (Canada)

^d Human Early Learning Partnership ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Autistic disorder; British Columbia Ministry of Education; Edudata Canada; Prevalence; Special education; Trends

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINEAR SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; SPECIAL EDUCATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE FACTORS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; SEX RATIO;

EID: 35349020050     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-006-0326-4     Document Type: Article

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