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Epidemiology of autism in adults across age groups and ability levels.
British Journal of Psychiatry 2016 December
BACKGROUND: The epidemiology of autism in adults has relied on untested projections using childhood research.
AIMS: To derive representative estimates of the prevalence of autism and key associations in adults of all ages and ability levels.
METHOD: Comparable clinical diagnostic assessments of 7274 Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey participants combined with a population case-register survey of 290 adults with intellectual disability.
RESULTS: The combined prevalence of autism in adults of all ages in England was 11/1000 (95% CI 3-19/1000). It was higher in those with moderate to profound intellectual disability (odds ratio (OR) = 63.5, 95% CI 27.4-147.2). Male gender was a strong predictor of autism only in those with no or mild intellectual disability (adjusted OR = 8.5, 95% CI 2.0-34.9; interaction with gender, P = 0.03).
CONCLUSIONS: Few adults with autism have intellectual disability; however, autism is more prevalent in this population. Autism measures may miss more women with autism.
AIMS: To derive representative estimates of the prevalence of autism and key associations in adults of all ages and ability levels.
METHOD: Comparable clinical diagnostic assessments of 7274 Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey participants combined with a population case-register survey of 290 adults with intellectual disability.
RESULTS: The combined prevalence of autism in adults of all ages in England was 11/1000 (95% CI 3-19/1000). It was higher in those with moderate to profound intellectual disability (odds ratio (OR) = 63.5, 95% CI 27.4-147.2). Male gender was a strong predictor of autism only in those with no or mild intellectual disability (adjusted OR = 8.5, 95% CI 2.0-34.9; interaction with gender, P = 0.03).
CONCLUSIONS: Few adults with autism have intellectual disability; however, autism is more prevalent in this population. Autism measures may miss more women with autism.
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