Brief Report: Texas School District Autism Prevalence in Children from Non-English-Speaking Homes

Aisha S. Dickerson; Asha S. Dickerson

doi:10.1007/s10803-018-3676-9

Brief Report: Texas School District Autism Prevalence in Children from Non-English-Speaking Homes

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Abstract

Previous studies have implicated migration and ethnicity as possible risk factors for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in developed countries. Using Texas education data, we calculated district-reported ASD prevalence stratified by geographic region, with reported home language as a proxy for immigration. Prevalence ratios were also stratified by race. Prevalence estimates were significantly lower for White children from homes speaking Spanish and other non-English languages compared to those from English-speaking homes. This is the first study, to our knowledge, that investigates ASD prevalence of children from non-English-speaking households in a large sample. Barriers in identification of children of immigrants with ASD indicate that the increased district-reported prevalence seen in our study may only be a small indicator of a potentially larger prevalence.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1411-1417
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Volume	50
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-018-3676-9
State	Published - Apr 1 2020
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Autism spectrum disorder
Cultural competence
Immigration
Language proficiency
Special education

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Developmental and Educational Psychology

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