Autism spectrum disorder reclassified: A second look at the 1980s utah/ucla autism epidemiologic study

Judith S. Miller; Deborah Bilder; Megan Farley; Hilary Coon; Judith Pinborough-Zimmerman; William Jenson; Catherine E. Rice; Eric Fombonne; Carmen B. Pingree; Edward Ritvo; Riva Ariella Ritvo; William M. McMahon

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Autism spectrum disorder reclassified: A second look at the 1980s utah/ucla autism epidemiologic study

Judith S. Miller, Deborah Bilder, Megan Farley, Hilary Coon, Judith Pinborough-Zimmerman, William Jenson, Catherine E. Rice, Eric Fombonne, Carmen B. Pingree, Edward Ritvo, Riva Ariella Ritvo, William M. McMahon

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The purpose of the present study was to re-examine diagnostic data from a state-wide autism prevalence study (n = 489) conducted in the 1980s to investigate the impact of broader diagnostic criteria on autism spectrum disorder (ASD) case status. Sixty-four (59 %) of the 108 originally "Diagnosed Not Autistic" met the current ASD case definition. The average IQ estimate in the newly identified group (IQ = 35.58; SD = 23.01) was significantly lower than in the original group (IQ = 56.19 SD = 21.21; t = 5.75; p <.0001). Today's diagnostic criteria applied to participants ascertained in the 1980s identified more cases of autism with intellectual disability. The current analysis puts this historic work into context and highlights differences in ascertainment between epidemiological studies performed decades ago and those of today.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	200-210
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of autism and developmental disorders
Volume	43
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-012-1566-0
State	Published - Jan 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Autism
Diagnostic criteria
Epidemiology
Intellectual disability
Prevalence

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Developmental and Educational Psychology

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Miller, J. S., Bilder, D., Farley, M., Coon, H., Pinborough-Zimmerman, J., Jenson, W., Rice, C. E., Fombonne, E., Pingree, C. B., Ritvo, E., Ritvo, R. A., & McMahon, W. M. (2013). Autism spectrum disorder reclassified: A second look at the 1980s utah/ucla autism epidemiologic study. Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 43(1), 200-210. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-012-1566-0

Miller, JS, Bilder, D, Farley, M, Coon, H, Pinborough-Zimmerman, J, Jenson, W, Rice, CE, Fombonne, E, Pingree, CB, Ritvo, E, Ritvo, RA & McMahon, WM 2013, 'Autism spectrum disorder reclassified: A second look at the 1980s utah/ucla autism epidemiologic study', Journal of autism and developmental disorders, vol. 43, no. 1, pp. 200-210. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-012-1566-0

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