An Expert Discussion on Autism in Adulthood in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Authors

Nidhi Singhal, The National Centre for Autism, New Delhi, India
Christina Nicolaidis, Portland State UniversityFollow
Alexia Ratazzi, Awareness and Training Department, PANAACEA
Tomás Corrons, Argentine Asperger League, Argentina
Saima Wazed Hossain, Shuchona Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Qazi Fazli Azeem, University Karachi, Pakistan
Pooja Panesar, Kaizora Centre for Neurodevelopmental Therapies, Nairobi, Kenya
multiple additional authors

Published In

Autism in Adulthood

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-2019

Abstract

Globally, >80% of the population live in low- and middle-income countries,1,2,* 95% of all countries,3 and 75of ∼120 countries in which an autism-specific organization has been established are low- and middle-income countries.4 However, most autism research is based in high-income countries and despite an increase in autism research, a vast majority of individuals on the autism spectrum continue to be unrepresented in autism research.

Description

Copyright 2019, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers

Locate the Document

https://doi.org/10.1089/aut.2019.29006.njs

DOI

10.1089/aut.2019.29006.njs

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/30814

Citation Details

Singhal, N., Nicolaidis, C., Ratazzi, A., Corrons, T., Hossain, S. W., Azeem, Q. F., ... & Muriuki, K. (2019). An Expert Discussion on Autism in Adulthood in Low-and Middle-Income Countries. Autism in Adulthood, 1(4), 241-247.