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National and State Estimates of Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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U.S. national and state population-based estimates of adults living with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are nonexistent due to the lack of existing surveillance systems funded to address this need. Therefore, we estimated national and state prevalence of adults 18-84 years living with ASD using simulation in conjunction with Bayesian hierarchal models. In 2017, we estimated that approximately 2.21% (95% simulation interval (SI) 1.95%, 2.45%) or 5,437,988 U.S. adults aged 18 and older have ASD, with state prevalence ranging from 1.97% (95% SI 1.55%, 2.45%) in Louisiana to 2.42% (95% SI 1.93%, 2.99%) in Massachusetts. Prevalence and case estimates of adults living with ASD (diagnosed and undiagnosed) can help states estimate the need for diagnosing and providing services to those unidentified.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Dietz, P. M., Rose, C. E., McArthur, D., & Maenner, M.
- Affiliations
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- Corresponding author
- Dietz, Patricia M.
- Venue
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
- Published
- 2020-05-10
- Volume
- 50
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 4258-4266
- ISSN
- 0162-3257 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-3432
- PMC
- PMC9128411
- OpenAlex
- W3021253625
- Cited by
- 351
- References
- 22
- Citations by year
- 2026: 71 · 2025: 71 · 2024: 60 · 2023: 49 · 2022: 50 · 2021: 45 · 2020: 5
- FWCI
- 20.00
- 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 (CC999999)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family and Disability Support Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Health and Medical Studies
- Keywords
- autism spectrum disorder, autistic adults, prevalence estimation, state-level prevalence, undiagnosed autism, Bayesian hierarchical model, simulation
- MeSH terms
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Adolescent, Adult, Bayes Theorem, Child, Computer Simulation, Female, Humans, Male, Massachusetts, Population Surveillance, Prevalence
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