title: Asperger syndrome--some epidemiological considerations: a research note.
abstract: Asperger syndrome has so far been the subject of very little systematic empirical inquiry. This paper reviews those few studies in the literature and some data from a new Swedish study which has reported findings pertinent to estimations of Asperger syndrome prevalence. It is concluded that among children with normal intelligence, rates of 10-26 per 10,000 children are minimum figures. Another 0.4 per 10,000 Swedish teenagers showed the combination of Asperger syndrome and mild mental retardation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Göteborg, Sweden.
authors.forename: I C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Gillberg
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gillberg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D008131:London; D013548:Sweden; D013577:Syndrome