TY  - JOUR
T1  - ARchives of general psychiatry
Y1  - 2011/05/01
N1  - 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.30
JO  - Archives of General Psychiatry
SP  - 441
EP  - 441
VL  - 68
IS  - 5
N2  - 
Brugha et al Article  report on a general population epidemiological survey of autism in adulthood using a 2-phase strategy in England (7461 screening interviews; 618 diagnostic). The weighted prevalence was 9.8 per 1000. Prevalence was higher in men, those without educational qualifications, and those living in social (government-financed) housing. Prevalence was not related to respondent's age. Recent apparent rises in autism rates must therefore reflect better case finding rather than some new environmental toxin.

SN  - 0003-990X
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.30
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.30
ER  -