ERIC Number: EJ1218847
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
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Educational versus Clinical Diagnoses of Autism Spectrum Disorder: Updated and Expanded Findings
School Psychology Review, v48 n2 p185-189 2019
Research has indicated that educational diagnoses can differ from clinical diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This brief report provides an updated analysis using 2014--2015 IDEIA data compared to the contemporary CDC prevalence rate (1 in 59). Additionally, the variable of sex was analysed, which was omitted from the previous study. Results show a greater discrepancy in educational diagnoses for girls versus boys as compared to the clinical diagnoses. For race/ethnicity, only Asian American children were more likely to have an educational diagnosis versus a clinical diagnosis of ASD.
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Educational Diagnosis, Gender Differences, Racial Differences, Incidence, Children
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Language: English
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