Article: Prevalence of Autism Among Adolescents With Intellectual Disabilities

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of autism in an epidemiologically-derived population of adolescents with intellectual disabilities (ID).

Method: The prevalence of autism was examined using the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised, with appropriate care taken in assessing lower functioning individuals and those with additional physical and sensory impairments. Individual assessment during psychological evaluation, and consensus classification of complex cases, involving clinicians experienced in the assessment of autism, contributed to the identification of autism.

Results: Overall, 28% of individuals, or 2.0 of the 7.1/1000 with ID in the target population (as we have previously ...

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