Age at diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders: is there an association with socioeconomic status and family self-education about autism?

Michal Hrdlicka,1 Maria Vacova,1 Hana Oslejskova,2 Veronika Gondzova,2 Iveta Vadlejchova,3 Jana Kocourkova,1 Jiri Koutek,1 Iva Dudova1 1Department of Child Psychiatry, Charles University Second Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Motol, Prague, 2Department of Child Neurology, Masaryk Univer...

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Autores principales:	Hrdlicka M, Vacova M, Oslejskova H, Gondzova V, Vadlejchova I, Kocourkova J, Koutek J, Dudova I
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Publicado:	Dove Medical Press 2016
Materias:	autism spectrum disorders early diagnosis socioeconomic status parental education parental information Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571 Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system RC346-429
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:054ae33ad29b4569bc56f65e0a30c8c52021-12-02T02:10:56ZAge at diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders: is there an association with socioeconomic status and family self-education about autism?1178-2021https://doaj.org/article/054ae33ad29b4569bc56f65e0a30c8c52016-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/age-at-diagnosis-of-autism-spectrum-disorders-is-there-an-association--peer-reviewed-article-NDThttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-2021Michal Hrdlicka,1 Maria Vacova,1 Hana Oslejskova,2 Veronika Gondzova,2 Iveta Vadlejchova,3 Jana Kocourkova,1 Jiri Koutek,1 Iva Dudova1 1Department of Child Psychiatry, Charles University Second Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Motol, Prague, 2Department of Child Neurology, Masaryk University Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital, Brno, 3Child Psychiatry Clinic, Chomutov, Czech Republic Background: The marked increase in autism spectrum disorders (ASD) prevalence has stimulated worldwide interest in exploring broader circumstances of care of autistic children, including the role of socioeconomic status (SES) and family information on autism.Methods: Our sample comprised of 160 children who participated in a diagnostic examination focused on autism, and their parents who completed a simple descriptive questionnaire focusing on the family situation as well as family self-education about autism. The diagnosis of ASD was confirmed in 120 children (75% of the sample; 94 boys, 26 girls) with mean age 6.2±2.7 years (median 5.3, range 2.2–17.2 years). In 71 autistic patients (59.2%), a diagnosis of mental retardation was also established.Results: The age at diagnosis of ASD correlated negatively with maternal (P=0.014) and paternal (P=0.002) ages at the time of birth of the ASD child as well as with paternal (P=0.002) and maternal (P=0.050) education. The age at diagnosis of ASD did not correlate with family SES. Mothers were significantly more active in seeking information on autism than fathers or both parents equally (80 vs 9 vs 28 cases, respectively; P<0.001). The mean number of information sources on autism was 3.5±1.8 with a range 0–9. The mean number of resources did not differ among the three SES groups (3.50 vs 3.49 vs 4.25, respectively; P=0.704). The mean number of sources did not correlate with the age at diagnosis of ASD. The most often used sources were the Internet (81.7%), followed by psychologists (48.3%), books (46.7%), and child and adolescent psychiatrists (43.3%).Conclusion: An earlier diagnosis of ASD is associated with higher parental age at birth and higher parental education but not with family SES or number of family information sources. Keywords: autism spectrum disorders, early diagnosis, socioeconomic status, parental education, parental informationHrdlicka MVacova MOslejskova HGondzova VVadlejchova IKocourkova JKoutek JDudova IDove Medical Pressarticleautism spectrum disordersearly diagnosissocioeconomic statusparental educationparental informationNeurosciences. Biological psychiatry. NeuropsychiatryRC321-571Neurology. Diseases of the nervous systemRC346-429ENNeuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, Vol 2016, Iss Issue 1, Pp 1639-1644 (2016)
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topic	autism spectrum disorders early diagnosis socioeconomic status parental education parental information Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571 Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system RC346-429
spellingShingle	autism spectrum disorders early diagnosis socioeconomic status parental education parental information Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571 Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system RC346-429 Hrdlicka M Vacova M Oslejskova H Gondzova V Vadlejchova I Kocourkova J Koutek J Dudova I Age at diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders: is there an association with socioeconomic status and family self-education about autism?
description	Michal Hrdlicka,1 Maria Vacova,1 Hana Oslejskova,2 Veronika Gondzova,2 Iveta Vadlejchova,3 Jana Kocourkova,1 Jiri Koutek,1 Iva Dudova1 1Department of Child Psychiatry, Charles University Second Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Motol, Prague, 2Department of Child Neurology, Masaryk University Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital, Brno, 3Child Psychiatry Clinic, Chomutov, Czech Republic Background: The marked increase in autism spectrum disorders (ASD) prevalence has stimulated worldwide interest in exploring broader circumstances of care of autistic children, including the role of socioeconomic status (SES) and family information on autism.Methods: Our sample comprised of 160 children who participated in a diagnostic examination focused on autism, and their parents who completed a simple descriptive questionnaire focusing on the family situation as well as family self-education about autism. The diagnosis of ASD was confirmed in 120 children (75% of the sample; 94 boys, 26 girls) with mean age 6.2±2.7 years (median 5.3, range 2.2–17.2 years). In 71 autistic patients (59.2%), a diagnosis of mental retardation was also established.Results: The age at diagnosis of ASD correlated negatively with maternal (P=0.014) and paternal (P=0.002) ages at the time of birth of the ASD child as well as with paternal (P=0.002) and maternal (P=0.050) education. The age at diagnosis of ASD did not correlate with family SES. Mothers were significantly more active in seeking information on autism than fathers or both parents equally (80 vs 9 vs 28 cases, respectively; P<0.001). The mean number of information sources on autism was 3.5±1.8 with a range 0–9. The mean number of resources did not differ among the three SES groups (3.50 vs 3.49 vs 4.25, respectively; P=0.704). The mean number of sources did not correlate with the age at diagnosis of ASD. The most often used sources were the Internet (81.7%), followed by psychologists (48.3%), books (46.7%), and child and adolescent psychiatrists (43.3%).Conclusion: An earlier diagnosis of ASD is associated with higher parental age at birth and higher parental education but not with family SES or number of family information sources. Keywords: autism spectrum disorders, early diagnosis, socioeconomic status, parental education, parental information
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author	Hrdlicka M Vacova M Oslejskova H Gondzova V Vadlejchova I Kocourkova J Koutek J Dudova I
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title	Age at diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders: is there an association with socioeconomic status and family self-education about autism?
title_short	Age at diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders: is there an association with socioeconomic status and family self-education about autism?
title_full	Age at diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders: is there an association with socioeconomic status and family self-education about autism?
title_fullStr	Age at diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders: is there an association with socioeconomic status and family self-education about autism?
title_full_unstemmed	Age at diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders: is there an association with socioeconomic status and family self-education about autism?
title_sort	age at diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders: is there an association with socioeconomic status and family self-education about autism?
publisher	Dove Medical Press
publishDate	2016
url	https://doaj.org/article/054ae33ad29b4569bc56f65e0a30c8c5
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Age at diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders: is there an association with socioeconomic status and family self-education about autism?

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