Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Children Aged 8 Years — Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, 11 Sites, United States, 2014

作者：Jon Baio, Lisa D. Wiggins, Deborah Christensen, Matthew J. Maenner, Julie L. Daniels, Zachary Warren, Margaret Kurzius‐Spencer, Walter Zahorodny, Cordelia Robinson, Rosenberg, Tiffany White, Maureen S. Durkin, Pamela Imm, Loizos Nikolaou, Marshalyn Yeargin‐Allsopp, Li‐Ching Lee, Rebecca Harrington, Maya Lopez, Robert T. Fitzgerald, Amy Hewitt, Sydney Pettygrove, John N. Constantino, Alison Vehorn, Josephine Shenouda, Jennifer Hall‐Lande, Kim Linh Van, Naarden, Браун, Nicole F. Dowling · 发表于：MMWR Surveillance Summaries · 年份：2018 · DOI：10.15585/mmwr.ss6706a1 · 被引用次数：5545 · 研究领域：Autism Spectrum Disorder Research、Family and Disability Support Research、Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues

PROBLEM/CONDITION: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD). PERIOD COVERED: 2014. DESCRIPTION OF SYSTEM: The Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network is an active surveillance system that provides estimates of the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) among children aged 8 years whose parents or guardians reside within 11 ADDM sites in the United States (Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Wisconsin). ADDM surveillance is conducted in two phases. The first phase involves review and abstraction of comprehensive evaluations that were completed by professional service providers in the community. Staff completing record review and abstraction receive extensive training and supervision and are evaluated according to strict reliability standards to certify effective initial training, identify ongoing training needs, and ensure adherence to the prescribed methodology. Record review and abstraction occurs in a variety of data sources ranging from general pediatric health clinics to specialized programs serving children with developmental disabilities. In addition, most of the ADDM sites also review records for children who have received special education services in public schools. In the second phase of the study, all abstracted information is reviewed systematically by experienced clinicians to determine ASD case status. A child is considered to meet the surveillance case definition for...