TY - JOUR
T1 - Urban and Education Disparity for Autism Spectrum Disorders in Taiwan Birth Cohort Study
AU - Lung, For Wey
AU - Chiang, Tung Liang
AU - Lin, Shio Jean
AU - Shu, Bih Ching
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by grants from the Bureau of Health Promotion (DOH94-HP-1802, DOH95-HP-1802, DOH96-HP-1702, DOH99-HP-1702). The funders had no role in the study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. The authors had full access to all the data in the study and have final responsibility for the decision to submit for publication.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, Springer Science+Business Media New York.
PY - 2017/3/1
Y1 - 2017/3/1
N2 - This study aimed to determine the optimal cut-off for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) screening in 66-month-old children, and to explore the distribution of ASD screening and diagnosis in Taiwan. The Taiwan Birth Cohort Study dataset was used (N = 20,095). The Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT) cut-off point of 13/14 was considered optimal for screening of children at 66 months. More children were diagnosed with ASD in urban areas. Parents of children diagnosed with ASD had a higher level of education, but parents of children with a lower level of education were screened as being at higher risk of ASD. Urban disparity and parental level of education effected parental awareness of the illness and the rate of ASD diagnosis.
AB - This study aimed to determine the optimal cut-off for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) screening in 66-month-old children, and to explore the distribution of ASD screening and diagnosis in Taiwan. The Taiwan Birth Cohort Study dataset was used (N = 20,095). The Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT) cut-off point of 13/14 was considered optimal for screening of children at 66 months. More children were diagnosed with ASD in urban areas. Parents of children diagnosed with ASD had a higher level of education, but parents of children with a lower level of education were screened as being at higher risk of ASD. Urban disparity and parental level of education effected parental awareness of the illness and the rate of ASD diagnosis.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10803-016-2980-5
DO - 10.1007/s10803-016-2980-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 27928698
AN - SCOPUS:85001848961
SN - 0162-3257
VL - 47
SP - 599
EP - 606
JO - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
JF - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
IS - 3
ER -