Webb E V, Lobo S, Hervas A, Scourfield J, Fraser W I
Department of Child Health, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, UK.
Dev Med Child Neurol. 1997 Mar;39(3):150-2. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1997.tb07402.x.
A prevalence study of autistic disorder (AD) in childhood was undertaken in a Welsh health district as part of a needs' assessment exercise. The study population were all children resident in the district with dates of birth between 1977 and 1988. Children were identified after a trawl of service providers in health and education and diagnosis was confirmed at a multidisciplinary assessment. An increase in prevalence was found, an observation that has been made in other parts of the world. The increase in prevalence, whether real or administratively apparent, has major implications for service providers in health, education, and social care, in that a larger number of children are being recognised as having a triad of impairments which requires very specific interventions and support from all three agencies.
作为一项需求评估工作的一部分，在威尔士的一个卫生区开展了一项儿童孤独症谱系障碍（AD）患病率研究。研究对象为该地区所有出生日期在1977年至1988年之间的儿童。通过对卫生和教育服务提供者进行全面排查来确定儿童，然后在多学科评估中确诊。研究发现患病率有所上升，这一现象在世界其他地区也有观察到。患病率的上升，无论实际情况如何或在行政层面上是否明显，对卫生、教育和社会护理服务提供者都有重大影响，因为越来越多的儿童被认定患有三重障碍，这需要所有三个机构提供非常具体的干预措施和支持。
