Disability and Health Journal
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 107-116, April 2010

Sex differences in the evaluation and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders among children

  • Ellen Giarelli, Ed.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Biobehavioral Health Systems, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: 418 Curie Blvd. Fax: (215) 898-3056.
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  • Lisa D. Wiggins, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Developmental Disabilities Branch, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
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  • Catherine E. Rice, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Developmental Disabilities Branch, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
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  • Susan E. Levy, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Regional Autism Center, Division of Child Development, Rehabilitaion and Metabolic Diseases, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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  • Russell S. Kirby, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community and Family Health College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33647, USA
    • Formerly at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL.
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  • Jennifer Pinto-Martin, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Biobehavioral Health Systems, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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  • David Mandell, Sc.D.

      Affiliations

    • Center for Autism Research, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA

published online 09 November 2009.

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 See Appendix 1 for a list of principal investigators.

 Financial disclosure: The authors of this manuscript were principal investigators or co-investigators participating in the ADDM Network Surveillance Project. The principal investigators and co-investigators received salary support over several years during the collection of data that was provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). There are no conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise, relevant to the subject matter of the manuscript that have occurred over the last 2 years or that are expected in the foreseeable future, beyond participation in the ADDM network. These projects were funded by the CDC. The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the CDC. For additional information, see www.cdc.gov/autism.

PII: S1936-6574(09)00067-3

doi:10.1016/j.dhjo.2009.07.001

Disability and Health Journal
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 107-116, April 2010

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