Sociodemographic Disparities in Intervention Service Utilization in Families of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor: Nguyen, Cathina T, Krakowiak, Paula, Hansen, Robin, Hertz-Picciotto, Irva, Angkustsiri, Kathleen
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Journal of autism and developmental disorders, vol 46, iss 12
Popis: This study investigates whether sociodemographic factors are associated with utilization of intervention services for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) enrolled in the Childhood Autism Risks from Genetics and the Environment Study. Maternal ethnicity, insurance status, and education for 696 families of children with ASD were available. Children of Black mothers entered intervention earlier compared to White mothers (2 vs. 2.6 years; p = 0.001). Having public insurance was associated with receiving
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