Ellefsen Asa, Kampmann Hanna, Billstedt Eva, Gillberg I Carina, Gillberg Christopher
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Göteborg University, Avdelningen för barn-och ungdomspsykiatri, Kungsgatan 12, 411 69, Göteborg, Sweden.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2007 Mar;37(3):437-44. doi: 10.1007/s10803-006-0178-y.
The Faroe Islands are considered to be a genetic isolate. This population study of the prevalence of autism sought to identify a representative cohort for future genetic studies. In 2002 all schools were screened for autism spectrum disorders. The target population were all children born in 1985 through 1994 and living in the Faroe Islands on December 31, 2002. Children who screened positive for autism characteristics were examined using the Diagnostic Interview for Social and Communication Disorders (DISCO). Of the children aged 8 through 17 years, 0.56% had childhood autism, Asperger syndrome or atypical autism. The male:female ratio was just under 6:1. The prevalence of autism in the Faroe Islands was very similar to that reported from many western countries.
法罗群岛被认为是一个基因隔离群体。这项关于自闭症患病率的人群研究旨在为未来的基因研究确定一个具有代表性的队列。2002年，对所有学校进行了自闭症谱系障碍筛查。目标人群是1985年至1994年出生且在2002年12月31日居住在法罗群岛的所有儿童。对筛查出具有自闭症特征阳性的儿童使用社交和沟通障碍诊断访谈（DISCO）进行检查。在8至17岁的儿童中，0.56%患有儿童自闭症、阿斯伯格综合征或非典型自闭症。男女比例略低于6:1。法罗群岛的自闭症患病率与许多西方国家报告的患病率非常相似。
