| Title |
Disparities in Diagnoses Received Prior to a Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, December 2006
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10803-006-0314-8 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
David S. Mandell, Richard F. Ittenbach, Susan E. Levy, Jennifer A. Pinto-Martin |
| Abstract |
This study estimated differences by ethnicity in the diagnoses assigned prior to the diagnosis of autism. In this sample of 406 Medicaid-eligible children, African-Americans were 2.6 times less likely than white children to receive an autism diagnosis on their first specialty care visit. Among children who did not receive an autism diagnosis on their first visit, ADHD was the most common diagnosis. African-American children were 5.1 times more likely than white children to receive a diagnosis of adjustment disorder than of ADHD, and 2.4 times more likely to receive a diagnosis of conduct disorder than of ADHD. Differences in diagnostic patterns by ethnicity suggest possible variations in parents' descriptions of symptoms, clinician interpretations and expectations, or symptom presentation. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 34% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 5% |
| France | 1 | 3% |
| Dominica | 1 | 3% |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 3% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 3% |
| Comoros | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 18 | 47% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 34 | 89% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 5% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 5% |
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| Sweden | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Egypt | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 336 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 58 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 45 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 44 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 42 | 12% |
| Researcher | 29 | 9% |
| Other | 66 | 19% |
| Unknown | 57 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 128 | 38% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 56 | 16% |
| Social Sciences | 35 | 10% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 8 | 2% |
| Computer Science | 8 | 2% |
| Other | 37 | 11% |
| Unknown | 69 | 20% |
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