Under-detection of autism among First Nations children in British Columbia, Canada

This article shows that First Nations children diagnosed with autism in British Columbia, Canada are under-represented in publications regarding autism and the prevalence thereof, and that this group appears to be under-detected. The aim of this review of publications regarding autism and aboriginal...

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Published in:Disability & Society
Main Author: Lindblom, Anne
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Karlstads universitet, Institutionen för pedagogiska studier (from 2013) 2014
Subjects:
autism
First Nations
aboriginal
prevalence
under-detection
British Columbia
Canada
Psychology
Psykologi
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-33464
https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2014.923750
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Summary:This article shows that First Nations children diagnosed with autism in British Columbia, Canada are under-represented in publications regarding autism and the prevalence thereof, and that this group appears to be under-detected. The aim of this review of publications regarding autism and aboriginal populations in Canada and other countries is to examine possible explanations. The research review results suggest that possible reasons for under-detection of autism among aboriginal populations, and consequently First Nations peoples, can be diagnostic substitution and symptom presentation, ethnic or cultural, area of residence or the impact of historical oppression and discrimination.

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