Neighbourhood-level prevalence of teacher-reported Autism Spectrum Disorder among kindergarten children in Canada: A population level study

Ayesha Siddiqua; Eric Duku; Kathy Georgiades; Ronit Mesterman; Magdalena Janus

doi:10.1016/j.ssmph.2019.100520

Neighbourhood-level prevalence of teacher-reported Autism Spectrum Disorder among kindergarten children in Canada: A population level study

SSM Popul Health. 2019 Nov 19:10:100520. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2019.100520. eCollection 2020 Apr.

Authors

Ayesha Siddiqua^{1

2}, Eric Duku¹, Kathy Georgiades¹, Ronit Mesterman³, Magdalena Janus¹

Affiliations

¹ Offord Centre for Child Studies, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, MIP Suite 201A, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada.
² Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L8, Canada.
³ Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L8, Canada.

Abstract

•Number of children with ASD per neighbourhood varies from none to as high as 21.•Developmental vulnerabilities were not associated with levels of clustering.•Highest level of clustering of children with ASD was found in Nova Scotia.