Social determinants of prevalence, health service use, and developmental outcomes of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A population-level study
Project Overview
The objectives of Ms. Siddiqua’s project are: (1) to examine the association between neighbourhood socioeconomic status (SES) and prevalence of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) across jurisdictions; (2) to examine the association between neighbourhood SES and health service use among children with ASD across jurisdictions; (3) to examine the association between neighbourhood SES and developmental outcomes of children with ASD across jurisdictions. The hypotheses are: (1a) prevalence of children with ASD will be higher in neighbourhoods with higher SES compared to neighbourhoods with lower SES; (1b) the association between neighbourhood SES and prevalence of children with ASD will vary across jurisdictions; (2a) children with ASD living in neighbourhoods with higher SES will use more health services than those living in neighbourhoods with lower SES; (2b) the association between neighbourhood SES and health service use among children with ASD will vary across jurisdictions; (3a) developmental outcomes of children with ASD living in neighbourhoods with higher SES will be better than those living in neighbourhoods with lower SES; (3b) the association between neighbourhood SES and developmental outcomes of children with ASD will vary across jurisdictions.
Principal Investigator
Ayesha Siddiqua , MacMaster University
Partners and Donors
McMaster University