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Argentina and Autism

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Historical Background

The recognition of autism in Argentina follows, by a few years, the recognition of ASD in Europe and the USA. In general, since then, Argentine physicians and other professionals have been using the DSM classification system (APA 1980).

A few studies by Argentine researchers give an idea about the prevalence of ASD. Lejarraga et al. (2008) conducted developmental screening in a large sample (n = 839) of apparently healthy children of 0–5 years of age, in the Municipality of San Isidro, Province of Buenos Aires. In this study, the authors found 11 children with ASD, which indicates a prevalence of 13/1000 (1 in 76 children). Another prospective study was done in 2014 in children of the Province of Santa Fe by Dr. Francisco Astorino and his collaborators (personal communication). The authors of this study found a prevalence of 1/128 in children between 18 and 36 months. No information is available about the prevalence of autism in older children in Argentina.

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    Petersen, M.C. (2018). Argentina and Autism. In: Volkmar, F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6435-8_102234-1

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