title: Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Ecuador: A Pilot Study in Quito.
abstract: This research presents the results of the first phase of the study on the prevalence of pupils with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in regular education in Quito, Ecuador. One-hundred-and-sixty-one regular schools in Quito were selected with a total of 51,453 pupils. Prevalence of ASD was assessed by an interview with the rector of the school or its delegate. Results show an extremely low prevalence of 0.11 % of pupils with any ASD diagnosis; another 0.21 % were suspected to have ASD, but were without a diagnosis. This low prevalence suggests that children and adolescents with ASD are not included in regular education in Quito. These results are discussed in the light of low diagnostic identification of ASD and low inclusion tolerance.
authors: PICES (PICOWO), Psychological Institute for Consultation, Education, and Scientific Research, Joseph Haydnlaan 2A, 3533 EA, Utrecht, The Netherlands. L.M.S.Dekkers@uva.nl.|Department of Developmental Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Weesperplein 4, 1018 XA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. L.M.S.Dekkers@uva.nl.
authors: Laura M S
authors: LM
authors: Dekkers
authors: PICES (PICOWO), Psychological Institute for Consultation, Education, and Scientific Research, Joseph Haydnlaan 2A, 3533 EA, Utrecht, The Netherlands.|Centro Meta, P.O. Box 17-21-622, Quito, Ecuador.
authors: Norbert A
authors: NA
authors: Groot
authors: Facultad de Psicología, PUCE, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Av. 12 de octubre 1076 y Roca, Quito, Ecuador.
authors: Elena N
authors: EN
authors: Díaz Mosquera
authors: Facultad de Psicología, PUCE, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Av. 12 de octubre 1076 y Roca, Quito, Ecuador.
authors: Ivonne P
authors: IP
authors: Andrade Zúñiga
authors: PICES (PICOWO), Psychological Institute for Consultation, Education, and Scientific Research, Joseph Haydnlaan 2A, 3533 EA, Utrecht, The Netherlands.|Facultad de Psicología, PUCE, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Av. 12 de octubre 1076 y Roca, Quito, Ecuador.|Universidad Central del Ecuador, Ciudadela Universitaria, Av. América, Quito, Ecuador.
authors: Martine F
authors: MF
authors: Delfos
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000067877:Autism Spectrum Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D004484:Ecuador / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015995:Prevalence; D012574:Schools / Q000639:trends; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology
keywords: ASD; Autism; Ecuador; Epidemiology; Prevalence; South America