
Autism in England: Assessing Underdiagnosis in a Population-Based Cohort Study of Prospectively Collected Primary Care Data
O'Nions, Petersen, Buckman, Charlton, Cooper, Corbett, Happe, Manthorpe, Richards, Saunders, Zanker, Mandy and Stott (2023)
As more adults are being diagnosed as Autistic, this article estimates the number of diagnosed and undiagnosed Autistic people in England. The research uses a population-based cohort study, collected from primary care data, with a sample size of over 6 million. The findings for the study showed that diagnostic rates for children and young people were much higher than for adults, with 1 in 34, 10–14-year-olds having a diagnosis and only 1 in 6000 adults aged 70+. Projections based on this data suggest that 0.83% of the English population may have been diagnosed as Autistic and 0.77% to 2.12% of the English population may be undiagnosed. The authors stress the need for improvements in access to adult Autism diagnostic services.
Autism in England: Assessing Underdiagnosis in a Population-Based Cohort Study of Prospectively Collected Primary Care Data
O'Nions, Petersen, Buckman, Charlton, Cooper, Corbett, Happe, Manthorpe, Richards, Saunders, Zanker, Mandy and Stott (2023)
As more adults are being diagnosed as Autistic, this article estimates the number of diagnosed and undiagnosed Autistic people in England. The research uses a population-based cohort study, collected from primary care data, with a sample size of over 6 million. The findings for the study showed that diagnostic rates for children and young people were much higher than for adults, with 1 in 34, 10–14-year-olds having a diagnosis and only 1 in 6000 adults aged 70+. Projections based on this data suggest that 0.83% of the English population may have been diagnosed as Autistic and 0.77% to 2.12% of the English population may be undiagnosed. The authors stress the need for improvements in access to adult Autism diagnostic services.