Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Prevalence in Somali and Non-Somali Children.
The current study presents results from an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) public health surveillance project conducted in Minneapolis. The study was designed to compare ASD prevalence in Somali children (ages 7-9) to that of non-Somali children. The study adapted methodology used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network. Results indicated that Somali (1 in 32) and White (1 in 36) children were about equally likely to be identified with ASD, but more likely to be identified with ASD than Black and Hispanic children. Somali children with ASD were significantly more likely to have an intellectual disability than children with ASD in all other racial and ethnic groups.
Research and Training Center on Community Living (NIDRR), Institute on Community Integration (AIDD), MN LEND (MCHB), 150 Pillsbury Dr. SE, rm 214 Pattee Hall, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.
Amy
A
Hewitt
Institute on Community Integration (ICI), 150 Pillsbury Dr. SE, 204 Pattee Hall, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA. hall0440@umn.edu.
Jennifer
J
Hall-Lande
Institute on Community Integration, MN-ADDM, 150 Pillsbury Dr. SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.
Kristin
K
Hamre
Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinic, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Amy N
AN
Esler
Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, PO Box 64882, Minnesota, MN, 55164-0882, USA.
Judy
J
Punyko
Departement of Speech-Lang-Hearing Sciences, University of Minnesota, 115 Shevlin Hall, 164 Pillsbury Dr. SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.
Joe
J
Reichle
Research and Training Center on Community Living, Institute on Community Integration, University of MN, 111 Pattee Hall, 150 Pillsbury Dr. SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.
Anab A
AA
Gulaid
D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000067877:Autism Spectrum Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D015995:Prevalence; D044469:Racial Groups / Q000523:psychology*; D012998:Somalia / Q000208:ethnology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
Autism prevalence; Autism spectrum disorder; Intellectual disability; Somali