title: Screening for attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorder, and developmental delay in Taiwanese aboriginal preschool children.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to estimate the percentages of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in Taiwanese aboriginal preschool children. Child development level was compared between the two groups.
  
  
  METHODS
  Teachers completed screening questionnaires for ADHD, ASD, and development level for 36- to 72-month-old children in kindergartens in Taiwan. The questionnaire results were compared between the aboriginal and nonaboriginal children. One child psychiatrist then interviewed the aboriginal preschool children to determine if they had ADHD and/or ASD.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We collected 93 questionnaires from the aboriginal group and 60 from the nonaboriginal group. In the aboriginal group, 5.37% of the children were identified to have ADHD, while 1.08% were identified to have ASD. Significantly fewer aboriginal children had developmental delays for situation comprehension and personal-social development (P=0.012 and 0.002, respectively) than nonaboriginal children.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Aboriginal children in Taiwan had typical percentages of ADHD and ASD compared to those published in the literature. Aboriginal children showed relative strengths in situation comprehension and personal-social skills. Further studies are required to understand the learning styles of the aboriginal children and to develop effective screening and intervention strategies for ADHD and ASD.
authors: Department of Child Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital; College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan.
authors: Hsiang-Lin
authors: HL
authors: Chan
authors: Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei City Hospital, Zhong-Xing Branch, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; College of Science and Engineering, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
authors: Wen-Sheng
authors: WS
authors: Liu
authors: Department of Child Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital; College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan.
authors: Yi-Hsuan
authors: YH
authors: Hsieh
authors: Department of Child Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital; College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan.
authors: Chiao-Fan
authors: CF
authors: Lin
authors: College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan; Department of Family Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors: Tiing-Soon
authors: TS
authors: Ling
authors: Department of Child Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital; College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan.
authors: Yu-Shu
authors: YS
authors: Huang
keywords: aboriginal children; attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder; autism spectrum disorder; child development; developmental delay