Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Caledonia House, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G3 8SJ, UK.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2012 Sep;42(9):1959-66. doi: 10.1007/s10803-012-1444-9.
We have followed up a 2002 population study of autism prevalence in 15-24-year olds in the Faroe Islands. The rate of ASD grew significantly from 0.56% in 2002 to 0.94% in 2009. Although these results are within the range of typical findings from other studies, there were some interesting details. There were-in addition to 43 originally diagnosed cases in 2002-24 newly discovered cases in 2009 and nearly half of them were females. It is possible that unfamiliarity with the clinical presentation of autism in females have played a significant role in this context. There was diagnostic stability for the overall category of ASD over time in the group diagnosed in childhood (7-16) years, but considerable variability as regards diagnostic sub-groupings.
我们对法罗群岛 2002 年 15-24 岁人群自闭症患病率的一项研究进行了随访。自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）的发病率从 2002 年的 0.56%显著上升到 2009 年的 0.94%。尽管这些结果在其他研究的典型发现范围内，但也有一些有趣的细节。除了 2002 年最初诊断的 43 例病例外，2009 年还发现了 24 例新病例，其中近一半为女性。在这种情况下，不熟悉女性自闭症的临床表现可能起了重要作用。在儿童（7-16 岁）时期被诊断为自闭症谱系障碍的人群中，该总体类别在随时间推移的诊断稳定性较好，但在诊断亚组方面存在较大差异。
