Low but Increasing Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders in a French Area from Register-Based Data

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 3255-3261

  van Bakel, Marit Maria Elisabeth ^a   Delobel Ayoub, Malika ^b,c   Cans, Christine ^d   Assouline, Brigitte ^e   Jouk, Pierre Simon ^d,f   Raynaud, Jean Philippe ^b,c,g   Arnaud, Catherine ^b,c,h  

^a Register for Severely Disabled Children and Perinatal Observatory (RHEOP)   (France)

^b Faculté de Médecine Centre Hospitalo universitaire   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

^d LABORATOIRE TIMC IMAG   (France)

^e Autism Resource Centre of the Rhone Alpes Region   (France)

^f GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^g Serv Univ Psychiat l'Enfant l'A   (France)

^h CHU PURPAN   (France)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Comorbidities; Population register; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; BIRTH; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE REGISTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENETIC DISORDER; HEARING DISORDER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; VISUAL DISORDER; ADOLESCENT; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGISTER;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES;

EID: 84941943964     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-015-2486-6     Document Type: Article

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