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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

Project Complete

Social determinants of prevalence, health service use, and developmental outcomes of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A population-level study

  • Program Type

    Capacity building grants

  • Area of research

    Neurodevelopment

  • Disease Area

    Autism

  • Competition

    Brain Canada - Kids Brain Health Network Training Awards

  • Province

    Ontario

  • Start Date

    2018

  • Total Grant Amount

    $70,000

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $35,000