Siddiqua Ayesha, Duku Eric, Georgiades Kathy, Mesterman Ronit, Janus Magdalena
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.
Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L8, Canada.
SSM Popul Health. 2019 Nov 19;10:100520. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2019.100520. eCollection 2020 Apr.
•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.
•每个社区中患有自闭症谱系障碍(ASD)的儿童数量从无到高达21名不等。
•发育脆弱性与聚集程度无关。
•在新斯科舍省发现患有ASD的儿童聚集程度最高。