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A Feasible Methodological Approach to Estimate the Burden of Autism Spectrum Disorder: Results from the EPI-ASD Study in the Province of Lecce (Southern Italy)

Diagnoses of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have rapidly increased globally. However, the lack of comprehensive epidemiological surveys and surveillance systems, able to provide official data at a national or European level is one of the main issues in the monitoring of this condition. The present s...

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Autores principales: Imbriani, Giovanni, Grassi, Tiziana, Bagordo, Francesco, De Filippis, Giovanni, De Giorgi, Donato, Peccarisi, Luigi, Dileone, Federica, Fattizzo, Tonia, Antonucci, Gianfranco, Margiotta, Maria Luciana, De Giorgi, Serafino, Grasso, Valeria, De Donno, Antonella, Piscitelli, Prisco
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9140616/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35627871
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19106334
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author Imbriani, Giovanni
Grassi, Tiziana
Bagordo, Francesco
De Filippis, Giovanni
De Giorgi, Donato
Peccarisi, Luigi
Dileone, Federica
Fattizzo, Tonia
Antonucci, Gianfranco
Margiotta, Maria Luciana
De Giorgi, Serafino
Grasso, Valeria
De Donno, Antonella
Piscitelli, Prisco
author_facet Imbriani, Giovanni
Grassi, Tiziana
Bagordo, Francesco
De Filippis, Giovanni
De Giorgi, Donato
Peccarisi, Luigi
Dileone, Federica
Fattizzo, Tonia
Antonucci, Gianfranco
Margiotta, Maria Luciana
De Giorgi, Serafino
Grasso, Valeria
De Donno, Antonella
Piscitelli, Prisco
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description Diagnoses of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have rapidly increased globally. However, the lack of comprehensive epidemiological surveys and surveillance systems, able to provide official data at a national or European level is one of the main issues in the monitoring of this condition. The present study aimed to estimate the prevalence of ASD in children and adolescents aged 3–18 years old living in the province of Lecce (Southern Italy) through official data provided by the Local Health Authority of Lecce (ASL/LE) up to 31 October 2020, and compare it with school-based data concerning the number of students needing support for ASD. Based on data provided by the ASL/LE, in 2020 there were 509 cases of ASD among children and adolescents aged 3–18 years old, corresponding to a prevalence of 0.46%. A total of 408 (80.2%) were boys and 101 (19.8%) were girls. In relation to their age, 155 ASD cases (0.90%) were diagnosed in the 3–5 age group, while 222 (0.55%) in the 6–11 age group and 132 (0.25%) in the 12–18 age group. Prevalence of ASD assessed by school-based dataset was underestimated in the 3–5 age group, while the 6–11 and 12–18 age groups were consistent with the official data provided by the ASL/LE.
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spelling pubmed-91406162022-05-28 A Feasible Methodological Approach to Estimate the Burden of Autism Spectrum Disorder: Results from the EPI-ASD Study in the Province of Lecce (Southern Italy) Imbriani, Giovanni Grassi, Tiziana Bagordo, Francesco De Filippis, Giovanni De Giorgi, Donato Peccarisi, Luigi Dileone, Federica Fattizzo, Tonia Antonucci, Gianfranco Margiotta, Maria Luciana De Giorgi, Serafino Grasso, Valeria De Donno, Antonella Piscitelli, Prisco Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Diagnoses of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have rapidly increased globally. However, the lack of comprehensive epidemiological surveys and surveillance systems, able to provide official data at a national or European level is one of the main issues in the monitoring of this condition. The present study aimed to estimate the prevalence of ASD in children and adolescents aged 3–18 years old living in the province of Lecce (Southern Italy) through official data provided by the Local Health Authority of Lecce (ASL/LE) up to 31 October 2020, and compare it with school-based data concerning the number of students needing support for ASD. Based on data provided by the ASL/LE, in 2020 there were 509 cases of ASD among children and adolescents aged 3–18 years old, corresponding to a prevalence of 0.46%. A total of 408 (80.2%) were boys and 101 (19.8%) were girls. In relation to their age, 155 ASD cases (0.90%) were diagnosed in the 3–5 age group, while 222 (0.55%) in the 6–11 age group and 132 (0.25%) in the 12–18 age group. Prevalence of ASD assessed by school-based dataset was underestimated in the 3–5 age group, while the 6–11 and 12–18 age groups were consistent with the official data provided by the ASL/LE. MDPI 2022-05-23 /pmc/articles/PMC9140616/ /pubmed/35627871 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19106334 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Imbriani, Giovanni
Grassi, Tiziana
Bagordo, Francesco
De Filippis, Giovanni
De Giorgi, Donato
Peccarisi, Luigi
Dileone, Federica
Fattizzo, Tonia
Antonucci, Gianfranco
Margiotta, Maria Luciana
De Giorgi, Serafino
Grasso, Valeria
De Donno, Antonella
Piscitelli, Prisco
A Feasible Methodological Approach to Estimate the Burden of Autism Spectrum Disorder: Results from the EPI-ASD Study in the Province of Lecce (Southern Italy)
title A Feasible Methodological Approach to Estimate the Burden of Autism Spectrum Disorder: Results from the EPI-ASD Study in the Province of Lecce (Southern Italy)
title_full A Feasible Methodological Approach to Estimate the Burden of Autism Spectrum Disorder: Results from the EPI-ASD Study in the Province of Lecce (Southern Italy)
title_fullStr A Feasible Methodological Approach to Estimate the Burden of Autism Spectrum Disorder: Results from the EPI-ASD Study in the Province of Lecce (Southern Italy)
title_full_unstemmed A Feasible Methodological Approach to Estimate the Burden of Autism Spectrum Disorder: Results from the EPI-ASD Study in the Province of Lecce (Southern Italy)
title_short A Feasible Methodological Approach to Estimate the Burden of Autism Spectrum Disorder: Results from the EPI-ASD Study in the Province of Lecce (Southern Italy)
title_sort feasible methodological approach to estimate the burden of autism spectrum disorder: results from the epi-asd study in the province of lecce (southern italy)
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9140616/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35627871
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19106334
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