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Global Prevalence of Autism and Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders

  1. Mayada Elsabbagh1,2,
  2. Gauri Divan3,
  3. Yun-Joo Koh4,
  4. Young Shin Kim5,
  5. Shuaib Kauchali6,7,
  6. Carlos Marcín8,
  7. Cecilia Montiel-Nava9,
  8. Vikram Patel10,11,
  9. Cristiane S. Paula12,
  10. Chongying Wang13,
  11. Mohammad Taghi Yasamy14,
  12. Eric Fombonne15,*

Article first published online: 11 APR 2012

DOI: 10.1002/aur.239

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Autism Research

Autism Research

Special Issue: Global Perspectives on Autism

Volume 5, Issue 3, pages 160–179, June 2012

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Elsabbagh, M., Divan, G., Koh, Y.-J., Kim, Y. S., Kauchali, S., Marcín, C., Montiel-Nava, C., Patel, V., Paula, C. S., Wang, C., Yasamy, M. T. and Fombonne, E. (2012), Global Prevalence of Autism and Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders. Autism Res, 5: 160–179. doi: 10.1002/aur.239

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  1. 1

    Department of Psychiatry, Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, Canada

  2. 2

    Birkbeck, University of London, London, UK

  3. 3

    Sangath, Goa, India

  4. 4

    The Korea Institute for Children's Social Development, Seoul, South Korea

  5. 5

    Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA

  6. 6

    Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

  7. 7

    Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

  8. 8

    Mexican Autism Clinic, Mexico City, Mexico

  9. 9

    Psychology Department, La Universidad del Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela

  10. 10

    Centre for Global Mental Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK

  11. 11

    Sangath Centre, Goa, India

  12. 12

    Developmental Disorders Program, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, São Paulo, Brazil

  13. 13

    Center for Behavioural Science and School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, China

  14. 14

    World Health Organization

  15. 15

    Department of Psychiatry, Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, Canada

*Address for correspondence and reprints: Eric Fombonne, Department of Psychiatry, Montreal Children's Hospital, 4018 Ste-Catherine West, Montreal, QC, H3Z 1P2, Canada. E-mail: eric.fombonne@mcgill.ca

  1. From the Department of Psychiatry, Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, Canada and Birkbeck, University of London, London, UK (M.E.); Sangath, Goa, India (G.D.); The Korea Institute for Children's Social Development, Seoul, South Korea (Y.-J.K.); Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA (Y. S.K.); Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA (S.K.); Mexican Autism Clinic, Mexico City Mexico (C.M.); Psychology Department, La Universidad del Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela (C.M.-N.); Centre for Global Mental Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK and Sangath Centre, Goa, India (V.P.); Developmental Disorders Program, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, São Paulo, Brazil (C.S.P.); Center for Behavioural Science and School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, China (C.W.); World Health Organization (M.T.Y.); Department of Psychiatry, Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, Canada (E.F.)

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  1. Issue published online: 11 JUN 2012
  2. Article first published online: 11 APR 2012
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 11 NOV 2011
  4. Manuscript Received: 7 JUN 2011

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