Underdiagnosis and Referral Bias of Autism in Ethnic Minorities

Autor/inn/en	Begeer, Sander; El Bouk, Saloua; Boussaid, Wafaa; Terwogt, Mark Meerum; Koot, Hans M.
Titel	Underdiagnosis and Referral Bias of Autism in Ethnic Minorities
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 39 (2009) 1, S.142-148 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-008-0611-5
Schlagwörter	Ethnicity; Autism; Pediatrics; Probability; Referral; Minority Groups; Clinical Diagnosis; Minority Group Children; Institutionalized Persons; Incidence; Disproportionate Representation; Foreign Countries; Morocco; Netherlands; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ethnizität; Autismus; Klinische Sozialpädiatrie; Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung; Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie; Ethnische Minderheit; Vorkommen; Ausland; Marokko; Niederlande; Türkei
Abstract	This study examined (1) the distribution of ethnic minorities among children referred to autism institutions and (2) referral bias in pediatric assessment of autism in ethnic minorities. It showed that compared to the known community prevalence, ethnic minorities were under-represented among 712 children referred to autism institutions. In addition, pediatricians (n = 81) more often referred to autism when judging clinical vignettes of European majority cases (Dutch) than vignettes including non-European minority cases (Moroccan or Turkish). However, when asked explicitly for ratings of the probability of autism, the effect of ethnic background on autism diagnosis disappeared. We conclude that the use of structured ratings may decrease the likelihood of ethnic bias in diagnostic decisions of autism. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10