Factors associated with age of diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder among children in Saudi Arabia: new insights from a cross-sectional study.

Autor: Alnemary FM; Department of Special Education, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia., Alnemary FM; Autism Center of Excellence, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Simon-Cereijido G; Department of Communication Disorders, College of Health & Human Services, California State University, Los Angeles, USA., Aldhalaan HM; Center for Autism Research, King Faisal Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Hernandez A; Department of Educational Foundation & Interdiv Studies, Charter College of Education, California State University, Los Angeles, USA., Alyahya A; Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Ahmed.s.alyahya@gmail.com., Alenezi S; Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.; SABIC Psychological Health Research and Applications Chair (SPHRAC), Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: BMC research notes [BMC Res Notes] 2022 May 10; Vol. 15 (1), pp. 161. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 May 10.
DOI: 10.1186/s13104-022-06035-x
Abstrakt: Objectives: Research examining the age of diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and its influencing factors mostly originate from developed Western countries, providing little to no systematic information about the understanding and management of ASD in the rest of the world. The present exploratory study examined the influence of child and family characteristics on the age of ASD diagnosis in Saudi Arabia.
Results: The median age at diagnosis was 3.0 years and was associated with some child and family characteristics. A 1 year increase in child's age was associated with a 0.1 year increase in age of diagnosis (95% CI 0.05, 0.12). Children who did not respond to their name were diagnosed 0.3 years earlier than other children (95% CI - 0.60, - 0.05), and engaging in challenging behavior was associated with a 0.5 year increase in age of diagnosis (95% CI 0.20, 0.81). A lack of comorbidity was associated with a 0.6 year increase in the age of diagnosis compared to the diagnosis age of children with comorbidity (95% CI 0.13, 1.01). Finally, those residing outside of Saudi Arabia were diagnosed with ASD 0.9 years earlier than those residing in Saudi Arabia (95% CI - 0.171, - 0.11).
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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