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Raymond F. Palmer | Zendy; Tatjana Walker | Zendy; David S. Mandell | Zendy; Bryan Bayles | Zendy; Claudia S. Miller | Zendy

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Explaining Low Rates of Autism Among Hispanic Schoolchildren in Texas

Author(s) -

Raymond F. Palmer,

Tatjana Walker,

David S. Mandell,

Bryan Bayles,

Claudia S. Miller

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2008.150565

Subject(s) - autism , ethnic group , socioeconomic status , medicine , demography , agency (philosophy) , gerontology , environmental health , psychiatry , population , philosophy , epistemology , sociology , anthropology

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?

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