Department of Psychiatry, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1, Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano, 390-8621, Japan.
Child and Adolescent Developmental Psychiatry, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, 390-8621, Japan.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2021 Apr;51(4):1400-1405. doi: 10.1007/s10803-020-04619-9.
The present study aimed to identify the cumulative incidence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in a thoroughly screened population and to examine the behavioral and motor characteristics observed in children with ASD at the age of 18 months. Subjects were 1067 children who underwent a screening assessment for ASD at the routine 18-months health checkup. By the age of 6 years, 3.1% (4.3% of boys and 2.0% of girls) were diagnosed as having ASD by their attending pediatricians. Higher rate of difficulties in motor skills and social and communication skills had been reported in children with ASD at 18 months of age. This study showed that careful community-based screening system may be helpful in detecting ASD at early age.
本研究旨在确定在经过彻底筛查的人群中自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）的累积发病率，并研究 18 个月大的 ASD 儿童的行为和运动特征。研究对象为 1067 名在常规 18 个月健康检查中接受 ASD 筛查评估的儿童。到 6 岁时，4.3%的男孩（2.0%的女孩）被其儿科医生诊断为患有 ASD。研究发现，18 个月大的 ASD 儿童在运动技能、社交和沟通技能方面存在更多困难。本研究表明，社区为基础的精细筛查系统可能有助于早期发现 ASD。
