Autism spectrum disorder: incidence and time trends over two decades in a population-based birth cohort.
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We retrospectively identified autism spectrum disorder (ASD) incident cases among 31,220 individuals in a population-based birth cohort based on signs and symptoms uniformly abstracted from medical and educational records. Inclusive and narrow research definitions of ASD (ASD-R I and ASD-R N, respectively) were explored, along with clinical diagnoses of ASD (ASD-C) obtained from the records. The incidence of ASD-R I, ASD-R N, and ASD-C increased significantly from 1985 to 1998, then ASD-R I and ASD-R N plateaued while the rate of ASD-C continued to increase during 1998-2004. The rising incidence of research-defined ASD may reflect improved recognition and documentation of ASD signs and symptoms. Although the frequency of threshold ASD symptoms stabilized, the rate of ASD-C continued to increase, narrowing the gap between clinical ascertainment and symptom documentation.
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- Authors
- Myers, S. M., Voigt, R. G., Colligan, R. C., Weaver, A. L., Storlie, C. B., Stoeckel, R. E., Port, J. D., & Katusic, S. K.
- Affiliations
- Autism & Developmental Medicine Institute (US)
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- Mayo Clinic (US)
- Corresponding author
- Myers, Scott M.
- Venue
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
- Published
- 2018-12-05
- Volume
- 49
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 1455-1474
- ISSN
- 0162-3257 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-3432
- PMC
- PMC6594832
- OpenAlex
- W2902200636
- Cited by
- 87
- References
- 85
- Citations by year
- 2026: 12 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 7
- FWCI
- 4.61
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (MH093522, AG034676)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Keywords
- autism spectrum disorder, incidence, temporal trends, birth cohort, diagnosis, symptom documentation, autism epidemiology
- MeSH terms
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Adolescent, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Population Surveillance, Retrospective Studies, Time Factors, Cohort Studies, Incidence, Young Adult, Electronic Health Records
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