Prevalence of autism spectrum disorder in children in the Azores Islands (Portugal) : sociodemographic and clinical profile

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dc.contributor.authorDias, Ana Rita Conde
dc.contributor.authorMota, Pilar
dc.contributor.authorBotelho , Tânia
dc.contributor.authorCaldeira, Suzana Nunes
dc.contributor.authorRego, Isabel Estrela
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Osvaldo
dc.contributor.authorToledo de Sousa , Áurea
dc.contributor.authorFreitas , Carina
dc.contributor.institutionHEI-LAB - Human Environment Interaction Lab
dc.date.accessioned2025-07-11T16:40:01Z
dc.date.available2025-07-11T16:40:01Z
dc.date.issued2025-06-17
dc.descriptionPublisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2025.
dc.description.abstractPrevalence studies are essential to provide objective indicators about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and are a source of information for public policies. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of ASD among children in the Azores Islands (Portugal). Administrative data on the number of children with a proven diagnosis of ASD were collected from all schools. Parents completed a questionnaire about the child’s sociodemographic characteristics, the diagnostic process, and clinical history. The overall prevalence of ASD in the Azores region was 9.92 per 1000 children, approximately equivalent to 1% (0.99). The prevalence of ASD in the Azores seems to be higher when compared with the global rate in Portugal, as well as with other regions of Europe. There appears to be a concentration of children with ASD in the region, and the results appear to support the hypothesis of a heritable predisposition to ASD.en
dc.description.sponsorshipOpen access funding provided by FCT|FCCN (b-on).
dc.identifier.citationDias, A R C, Mota, P, Botelho , T, Caldeira, S N, Rego, I E, Silva, O, Toledo de Sousa , Á & Freitas , C 2025, 'Prevalence of autism spectrum disorder in children in the Azores Islands (Portugal) : sociodemographic and clinical profile', Current Psychology, vol. 44, no. 12, pp. 12835-12847. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-025-08111-4
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-025-08111-4
dc.identifier.issn1046-1310
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10437/15421
dc.identifier.urlhttps://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105008333108
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.ispartofCurrent Psychology
dc.rightsopenAccess
dc.subjectPSYCHOLOGY
dc.subjectCHILDREN
dc.subjectAUTISM
dc.subjectPORTUGAL
dc.subjectAZORES
dc.subjectPSICOLOGIA
dc.subjectCRIANÇAS
dc.subjectAUTISMO
dc.subjectPORTUGAL
dc.subjectAÇORES
dc.titlePrevalence of autism spectrum disorder in children in the Azores Islands (Portugal) : sociodemographic and clinical profileen
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