Aside from Lotter's groundbreaking studies in six African countries, few studies about autism
in Africa have been published. The samples in the published studies do not appear to be …

“………. Perhaps, in the future, there will be some African history to teach. But at present
there is none, or very little: there is only the history of the Europeans in Africa. The rest is …

The under-five population of the Arab world represents about 19.7% of the total population,
while children and adolescents constitute about 45% of the Middle East population (WHO …

Background In the developing countries and specifically in the Arab world, the field of child
psychiatry is relatively new. Autism became a subject of interest in the region only during the …

Autism is rarely diagnosed in Nepal, few clinicians know anything about it, and it receives
little attention in academia. Lack of awareness and delayed help-seeking behaviors among …

Autism is a widely misunderstood developmental disability that is generally diagnosed in
early childhood and has been the recent subject of much media and medical attention in …

Background Few epidemiological data on autism spectrum disorders (ASD) exist for Arabic
countries. We conducted the first survey of ASD in Qatar, a population with high …

Objectives To investigate the prevalence of Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD) in children
aged 0-19 across 7 major ethnic groups. Background In March 2009, researchers in the …

The prevalence of autism spectrum disorder in South Africa is unknown and, to date, very
little research has been performed within school systems that could inform the rates …

Aim: To assess whether existing data collection mechanisms can provide accurate and
sufficient information about the prevalence of autism in Australia. Methods: Summary data …