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Ramachandram, S Medical Journal of Malaysia, 74 (5), pp. 372-376, 2019, ISSN: 03005283, (cited By 0). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Adolescent, Article, Asthma, Autism, Birth Weight, Child Development, Children, Chinese, Conception, Demography, Diet Restriction, DSM-5, Eczema, Education, Educational Status, Epilepsy, Female, Genetic Disorder, Heart Atrium Septum Defect, Heart Ventricle Septum Defect, Human, Indian, Major Clinical Study, Malay, Male, Medical Record Review, Penang, Prematurity, Speech Disorder, Upper Respiratory Tract Congestion, Wakefulness @article{Ramachandram2019372, title = {Clinical characteristics and demographic profile of children with autism spectrum disorder (Asd) at child development clinic (cdc), penang hospital, malaysia}, author = {S Ramachandram}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85073688991&partnerID=40&md5=3ed147d56181ccd44321c47629a4aa54}, issn = {03005283}, year = {2019}, date = {2019-01-01}, journal = {Medical Journal of Malaysia}, volume = {74}, number = {5}, pages = {372-376}, publisher = {Malaysian Medical Association}, abstract = {Objective: To explore socio-demographics and clinical characteristics of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) at Child Development Clinic (CDC), Penang Hospital. Study design: A record review study of 331 children with ASD attending CDC, Penang Hospital from September 2013 to April 2017. Results: Out of 331 children with ASD, 82.5% were males, 17.5% females, with male to female ratio of 4.7:1. Mean age at consultation was 5 years and 6 months (SD 31.68 months) with age range from 19 months to 18 years and 4 months. 85.8% were term infants with normal birth weight. History of speech regression was noted in 14.8%, epilepsy and genetic disorders in 9.4% and 5.7% respectively. Sleep problems was reported in 29.3%, dietary issues 22.1%, challenging behaviour 24.2% and ADHD 14.2%. Mean age of the father and mother at birth was 33.6 and 31.6 years respectively. Conclusion: In this study, we report a higher male to female ratio and mean age at referral with some similar rates of neurodevelopmental and medical comorbidities and relatively younger parental age with higher parental education levels. © 2019, Malaysian Medical Association. All rights reserved.}, note = {cited By 0}, keywords = {Adolescent, Article, Asthma, Autism, Birth Weight, Child Development, Children, Chinese, Conception, Demography, Diet Restriction, DSM-5, Eczema, Education, Educational Status, Epilepsy, Female, Genetic Disorder, Heart Atrium Septum Defect, Heart Ventricle Septum Defect, Human, Indian, Major Clinical Study, Malay, Male, Medical Record Review, Penang, Prematurity, Speech Disorder, Upper Respiratory Tract Congestion, Wakefulness}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Objective: To explore socio-demographics and clinical characteristics of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) at Child Development Clinic (CDC), Penang Hospital. Study design: A record review study of 331 children with ASD attending CDC, Penang Hospital from September 2013 to April 2017. Results: Out of 331 children with ASD, 82.5% were males, 17.5% females, with male to female ratio of 4.7:1. Mean age at consultation was 5 years and 6 months (SD 31.68 months) with age range from 19 months to 18 years and 4 months. 85.8% were term infants with normal birth weight. History of speech regression was noted in 14.8%, epilepsy and genetic disorders in 9.4% and 5.7% respectively. Sleep problems was reported in 29.3%, dietary issues 22.1%, challenging behaviour 24.2% and ADHD 14.2%. Mean age of the father and mother at birth was 33.6 and 31.6 years respectively. Conclusion: In this study, we report a higher male to female ratio and mean age at referral with some similar rates of neurodevelopmental and medical comorbidities and relatively younger parental age with higher parental education levels. © 2019, Malaysian Medical Association. All rights reserved. |
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Medical Journal of Malaysia, 74 (5), pp. 372-376, 2019, ISSN: 03005283, (cited By 0). |