Open AccessFirst Parental Concerns and Age at Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Retrospective Review from Malaysia
Author(s) -
Subhashini Jayanath,
Sally Ozonoff
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the malaysian journal of medical sciences/the malaysian journal of medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2180-4303
pISSN - 1394-195X
DOI - 10.21315/mjms2020.27.5.8
Subject(s) - autism spectrum disorder , retrospective cohort study , medicine , kuala lumpur , pediatrics , autism , speech delay , cohort , medical record , pervasive developmental disorder , social communication , paternal age , psychiatry , psychology , developmental psychology , pregnancy , offspring , marketing , biology , business , genetics
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder. This is the first study to examine first parental concerns in ASD in Malaysia. We examined: i) age and type of first parental concerns (AOC); ii) association between AOC and severity; iii) time lag between AOC and diagnosis; and iv) factors associated with diagnostic delay.