SRM College of Occupational Therapy, SRM University, SRM Nagar, Kattankulathur- 603 203, Tamil Nadu
To find out the prevalence rate of autism at Kattankulathur Area.
Door to door survey was conducted among the age group 3 to 9 years (mean age = 5.6 yrs ± 1.5 yrs) using Diagnostic Statistical Manual IV (DSM IV) and Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS). Three hundred sixty (n= 360) subjects participated in this study.
Shows that the prevalence rate of autism was 1.67. It was more prevalent in boys than girls.
The present study found that prevalence of autism at kattankulathur. The prevalence of the disorder suggests a need for program to educate parents, caretakers and teachers.
Autism, Prevalence
