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. 2016 May;46(5):1669-85.
doi: 10.1007/s10803-016-2696-6.

Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Guanajuato, Mexico: The Leon survey

Eric Fombonne  1 , Carlos Marcin  2 , Ana Cecilia Manero  3 , Ruth Bruno  4 , Christian Diaz  3 , Michele Villalobos  5 , Katrina Ramsay  6 , Benjamin Nealy  6
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Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Guanajuato, Mexico: The Leon survey

Eric Fombonne et al. J Autism Dev Disord. 2016 May.

Abstract

There are no epidemiological data on autism for Mexico. This study was conducted to generate a first estimate of ASD prevalence in Mexico. We surveyed children age eight in Leon (Guanajuato). The sample was stratified in two strata: (1) children having special education and medical records (SEMR; N = 432) and (2) children attending regular schools (GSS; N = 11,684). GSS children were screened with the SRS and those with the highest scores were invited to a diagnostic evaluation. The final sample comprised 36 children (80.6 % male) who had confirmed ASD. A third had intellectual disability, 25 % were non-verbal, 69 % had co-occurring behavioral problems. The prevalence overall was 0.87 % (95 % CI 0.62, 1.1 %). This survey provides an estimate for ASD prevalence in Mexico that is consistent with recent studies.

Keywords: Autism spectrum disorders; Cultural; Epidemiology; Prevalence; Screening.

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