Prevalence and characteristics of autistic children attending autism centres in 2 major cities in Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study

CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of ASD in Makkah and Jeddah was lower than the global prevalence of ASD. Individuals with a family history of ASD were more likely to have more severe ASD.PMID:33795498 | DOI:10.15537/smj.2021.42.4.20200630

Source: Saudi Medical Journal - April 2, 2021 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Heba J Sabbagh Basma A Al-Jabri Malek A Alsulami Lutfi A Hashem Ala A Aljubour Rana A Alamoudi Source Type: research