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

• 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

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...