Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Children Aged 8 Years — Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, 11 Sites, United States, 2016
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities · University of Arizona · +11 more institutions
Abstract
PROBLEM/CONDITION: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD). PERIOD COVERED: 2016. DESCRIPTION OF SYSTEM: The Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network is an active surveillance program that provides estimates of the prevalence of ASD among children aged 8 years whose parents or guardians live in 11 ADDM Network sites in the United States (Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Wisconsin). Surveillance is conducted in two phases. The first phase involves review and abstraction of comprehensive evaluations that were completed by medical and educational service providers in the community. In the second phase, experienced…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 297.10
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 37
Authors
36- MJMatthew J. MaennerCorresponding
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
- KSKelly Shaw
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
- JBJon Baio
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
- EEdS1
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
- AWAnita Washington
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
Topics & keywords
- Autism
- Autism spectrum disorder
- Intelligence quotient
- Intellectual disability
- Medicine
- Pervasive developmental disorder
- Gerontology
- Psychology
- Quality Education