Prevalence of Autism/ASD in the Capital City of Oslo, Norway

Autor/in	Özerk, Kamil
Titel	Prevalence of Autism/ASD in the Capital City of Oslo, Norway
Quelle	In: International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 11 (2018) 1, S.23-30 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1307-9298
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Incidence; Children; Adolescents; Municipalities; Preschool Children; Clinical Diagnosis; Disability Identification; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Norway (Oslo); United States; Canada; Australia; Israel; Netherlands; United Kingdom; Mexico; Denmark; Sweden; Finland; Iceland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Autismus; Vorkommen; Child; Kind; Kinder; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Magistrat; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; USA; Kanada; Australien; Niederlande; Großbritannien; Mexiko; Dänemark; Schweden; Finnland; Island
Abstract	The prevalence of autism/autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has been increasing across the world. Previous studies in Norway reported, that the prevalence rate for 0-10-year-old children is 1 in 166, and in the case of 11-year-old children it is 1 in 125. Moreover, another nationwide study discovered that 1 in 192 males and 1 in 695 females between the ages of 1-16 years had autism in Norway in the year 2016. This study is underpinned by the data from the National Patient Registry (NPR) for registered incidences of autism/ASD (ICD-10: F84.0 Childhood autism and F84.5 Asperger syndrome). The results show that the prevalence rates of autism/ASD in the capital city of Oslo increased from 2012 to 2016 and the number of children with autism/ASD doubled during this period. Furthermore, in 2016 the results revealed that that 1 in 349 males and 1 in 1594 females between the ages of 1-5 years old had Autism/ASD. Similarly, among the age group of 6-16 years, 1 among 157 males and 1 among 544 females had autism/ASD in the capital city of Oslo in 2016. These findings suggest a 'school-age-effect' in the increase of prevalence rates among the school-age children compared to the preschool-age children. In the following study, the results are presented and discussed along with some suggestions for the educational and healthcare authorities. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01