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Prevalence of autism spectrum disorder in children in the Azores islands (Portugal): sociodemographic and clinical profile

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dc.contributor.authorConde, Ana Rita
dc.contributor.authorMota, Pilar
dc.contributor.authorBotelho, Tânia
dc.contributor.authorCaldeira, Suzana
dc.contributor.authorRego, Isabel
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Osvaldo
dc.contributor.authorSousa, Áurea Sandra Toledo de
dc.contributor.authorFreitas, Carina
dc.date.accessioned2025-07-02T08:12:05Z
dc.date.available2025-07-02T08:12:05Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractPrevalence studies are essential to provide objective indicators about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and are a source of information for public policies. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of ASD among children in the Azores Islands (Portugal). Administrative data on the number of children with a proven diagnosis of ASD were collected from all schools. Parents completed a questionnaire about the child’s sociodemographic characteristics, the diagnostic process, and clinical history. The overall prevalence of ASD in the Azores region was 9.92 per 1000 children, approximately equivalent to 1% (0.99). The prevalence of ASD in the Azores seems to be higher when compared with the global rate in Portugal, as well as with other regions of Europe. There appears to be a concentration of children with ASD in the region, and the results appear to support the hypothesis of a heritable predisposition to ASD.eng
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s12144-025-08111-4
dc.identifier.eid105008333108
dc.identifier.issn1046-1310
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/53818
dc.identifier.wos001510317000001
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectASD
dc.subjectAzores
dc.subjectChildren
dc.subjectPortugal
dc.subjectPrevalence
dc.titlePrevalence of autism spectrum disorder in children in the Azores islands (Portugal): sociodemographic and clinical profileeng
dc.typeresearch article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.titleCurrent Psychology
oaire.versionhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85

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