Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-1-2010
Abstract
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?
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.2105/AJPH.2008.150565
Publication Title
American Journal of Public Health
Volume
100
E-ISSN
15410048
Issue
2
First Page
270
Last Page
272
Repository Citation
Palmer, Raymond F.; Walker, Tatjana; Mandell, David; Bayles, Bryan; and Miller, Claudia S., "Explaining Low Rates of Autism Among Hispanic Schoolchildren in Texas" (2010). Public Health. 1.
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