title: Brief Report: Prevalence of Self-injurious Behaviors among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder-A Population-Based Study.
abstract: Self-injurious behaviors (SIB) have been reported in more than 30 % of children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in clinic-based studies. This study estimated the prevalence of SIB in a large population-based sample of children with ASD in the United States. A total of 8065 children who met the surveillance case definition for ASD in the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network during the 2000, 2006, and 2008 surveillance years were included. The presence of SIB was reported from available health and/or educational records by an expert clinician in ADDM Network. SIB prevalence averaged 27.7 % across all sites and surveillance years, with some variation between sites. Clinicians should inquire about SIB during assessments of children with ASD.
authors: Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Heath, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA. Gnakub.soke@ucdenver.edu.
authors: Gnakub N
authors: GN
authors: Soke
authors: Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA.
authors: Steven A
authors: SA
authors: Rosenberg
authors: Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Heath, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA.
authors: Richard F
authors: RF
authors: Hamman
authors: Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Heath, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA.
authors: Tasha
authors: T
authors: Fingerlin
authors: Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA.|Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA.
authors: Cordelia
authors: C
authors: Robinson
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA.
authors: Laura
authors: L
authors: Carpenter
authors: College of Nursing and Health Professions, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 19102, USA.
authors: Ellen
authors: E
authors: Giarelli
authors: Departments of Epidemiology and Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
authors: Li-Ching
authors: LC
authors: Lee
authors: National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 30333, USA.
authors: Lisa D
authors: LD
authors: Wiggins
authors: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, 53726, USA.
authors: Maureen S
authors: MS
authors: Durkin
authors: Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Heath, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA.
authors: Carolyn
authors: C
authors: DiGuiseppi
mesh_terms: D000067877:Autism Spectrum Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D014481:United States
keywords: Autism; Autism spectrum disorder; Challenging behaviors; Prevalence; Self-injurious behaviors