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Autism in 3-6-Year-Old Children in a Suburb of Goteborg, Sweden

Sahlgren University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden

B. Danielsson

Sahlgren University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden

P. Forsberg

Sahlgren University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden

C. Gillberg

Sahlgren University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden

M. Johansson

Sahlgren University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden

G. Kjellgren

Sahlgren University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden

1941 ofthe 3-6-year-old children living in a community outside Gbteborg on the Swedish west coast were screened with a view to identifying all individuals with severe degrees of autistic behaviour. All children in the population were known to well baby clinic staff, and any child suspected of suffering from autism was referred to a specialized clinical research team. The nurses and doctors working in the well baby clinics were well informed about autism. Clinical and ADI-R diagnoses of autism were established after thorough clinical assessments of each suspected case. All children were seen at least twice, and all were over the age of 3 years at the time of diagnosis. The general population prevalence for autism was 3 I in I o,ooo children (9; percent confidence interval 7/ g;). Classic Kanner autism was found in I o in Io,ooo children (9; percent confidence interval-4/24). These rates appear to reflect higher rates than previously reported. Some reasons for the possibly higher prevalence are discussed.

Key Words: ADI • autism • diagnosis • prevalence • young children

Autism, Vol. 1, No. 2, 163-173 (1997)
DOI: 10.1177/1362361397012004


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