Autism Spectrum Disorder: Incidence and Time Trends Over Two Decades in a Population-Based Birth Cohort

Overview

Journal J Autism Dev Disord

Publisher Springer

Date 2018 Dec 7

PMID 30519787

Citations 28

Authors

Scott M Myers

Robert G Voigt

Robert C Colligan

Amy L Weaver

Curtis B Storlie

Ruth E Stoeckel

John D Port

Slavica K Katusic

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Abstract

We retrospectively identified autism spectrum disorder (ASD) incident cases among 31,220 individuals in a population-based birth cohort based on signs and symptoms uniformly abstracted from medical and educational records. Inclusive and narrow research definitions of ASD (ASD-R and ASD-R, respectively) were explored, along with clinical diagnoses of ASD (ASD-C) obtained from the records. The incidence of ASD-R ASD-R, and ASD-C increased significantly from 1985 to 1998, then ASD-R and ASD-R plateaued while the rate of ASD-C continued to increase during 1998-2004. The rising incidence of research-defined ASD may reflect improved recognition and documentation of ASD signs and symptoms. Although the frequency of threshold ASD symptoms stabilized, the rate of ASD-C continued to increase, narrowing the gap between clinical ascertainment and symptom documentation.

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