Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Children and Adolescents in the United States From 2019 to 2020

Qian Li; Yanmei Li; Buyun Liu; Qingsong Chen; Xiaohui Xing; Guifeng Xu; Wenhan Yang

doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.1846

Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Children and Adolescents in the United States From 2019 to 2020

JAMA Pediatr. 2022 Sep 1;176(9):943-945. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.1846.

Authors

Qian Li¹, Yanmei Li¹, Buyun Liu², Qingsong Chen³, Xiaohui Xing¹, Guifeng Xu⁴, Wenhan Yang¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China.
² Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
³ Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study estimates the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder in children and adolescents aged 3 to 17 years in the US in 2019 and 2020.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Autism Spectrum Disorder* / epidemiology
Child
Humans
Population Surveillance
Prevalence
United States / epidemiology