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Prevalence of Asperger's syndrome in a secure hospital.
Peter Scragg,Amitta Shah +1 more
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The prevalence of AS in Broadmoor Hospital is greater than that reported for the general population, and the addition of equivocal cases increased the prevalence to 2.3%.Abstract:
BACKGROUND The hypothesis that Asperger's syndrome (AS) may go unrecognised in forensic populations was examined by ascertaining the prevalence in Broadmoor Special Hospital.
METHOD The entire male patient population was screened by examination of case notes. Identified cases were subject to the next stage of the study, which involved observation and interviewing of patients, and a semi-structured interview of key staff.
RESULTS A prevalence of 1.5% (0.6% to 3.3%, 95% CI) was found. The addition of equivocal cases increased the prevalence to 2.3%.
CONCLUSION The prevalence of AS in Broadmoor Hospital is greater than that reported for the general population.read more
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The relationship between Asperger's syndrome and Kanner's autism.
TL;DR: A year before Asperger's first on ‘autistic psychopathy’ appeared, Kanner (1943) published his famous first account of eleven children with a pattern of abnormal behaviour that he decided to call ‘early infantile autism’.
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Systematic recording of behaviors and skills of retarded and psychotic children.
Lorna Wing,Judith Gould +1 more
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