Epidemiology of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Adults in the Community in England

Brugha, Traolach; McManus, Sally; Bankart, John; Scott, Fiona; Purdon, Susan; Smith, Jane; Bebbington, Paul; Jenkins, Rachel; Meltzer, Howard

doi:10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.38

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Epidemiology of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Adults in the Community in England

Published in Archives of General Psychiatry • May 2, 2011

Authors:

Traolach Brugha

Sally McManus

John Bankart

Abstract

CONTEXT: To our knowledge, there is no published information on the epidemiology of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) in adults. If the prevalence of autism is increasing, rates in older adults would be expected to be lower than rates among younger adults. OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence and ch...

Subject

Autism

Respondent

Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule

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