Explaining Low Rates of Autism Among Hispanic Schoolchildren in Texas

In data from the Texas Educational Agency and the Health Resources and Services Administration, we found fewer autism diagnoses in school districts with higher percentages of Hispanic children. Our results are consistent with previous reports of autism rates 2 to 3 times as high among non-Hispanic W...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of public health (1971) 2010-02, Vol.100 (2), p.270-272
Hauptverfasser:	Palmer, Raymond F, Walker, Tatjana, Mandell, David, Bayles, Bryan, Miller, Claudia S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adjustment Adolescent Autism Autistic Disorder - ethnology Autistic Disorder - prevention & control Child Child, Preschool Children & youth Cultural differences Developmental disabilities Education Epidemiologic Factors Ethnicity European Continental Ancestry Group - statistics & numerical data Family income Health care Health care delivery Hispanic Americans Hispanic culture Hispanic people Humans Hypotheses Intellectual disabilities Learning Learning disabilities Mexican Americans Mexico - ethnology Population density Prevalence Public health Research and Practice Risk Rural schools School districts Socioeconomic factors Students Texas - epidemiology Variables White people
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Zusammenfassung:	In data from the Texas Educational Agency and the Health Resources and Services Administration, we found fewer autism diagnoses in school districts with higher percentages of Hispanic children. Our results are consistent with previous reports of autism rates 2 to 3 times as high among non-Hispanic Whites as among Hispanics. Socioeconomic factors failed to explain lower autism prevalence among Hispanic schoolchildren in Texas. These findings raise questions: Is autism underdiagnosed among Hispanics? Are there protective factors associated with Hispanic ethnicity?
ISSN:	0090-0036 1541-0048
DOI:	10.2105/AJPH.2008.150565