Prevalence of Autism in Brick Township, New Jersey, 1998: Community Report
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention April 2000
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Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Background
Methods
Phase 1 -- Identification of children in Brick Township with a possible ASD.
Phase 2 -- Clinical assessment for autism
Calculation of prevalence rates
Results
Discussion
Conclusions
References
Table 1: Children Identified as Possible Case-Children by Source of Diagnostic Information and File Diagnosis
Table 2: Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Brick Township, NJ, by Age in 1998.
Table 3: Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Brick Township, NJ, by Sex.
Table 4: Distribution of Intellectual Quotient (IQ) Score by Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis (ASD).
Table 5: Number of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) who have Siblings with a Developmental Disability, by Diagnosis.
Table 6: Summary of Epidemiologic Studies Examining the Prevalence of Autism, by Characteristics of the Studies.
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