Prevalence and incidence of autism in children and adolescents in Manitoba, Canada: An updated estimate using population-based administrative health data from 2011 to 2022
Increasing autism prevalence indicates a pressing public health need for sustained investment in specialized healthcare services and supports that promote the full inclusion of autistic people in society. Strengthening surveillance systems across Canada is essential for generating high-quality population-based data to inform policy development and resource allocation and ensuring the health and social needs of autistic people and their families are met.
Authors
- Jonathan Lai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3060-1232)
- Nathan Nickel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5836-5297)
- Karen Dorothy Bopp
- Marni Brownell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7673-4404)
- Kevin J. Friesen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6038-550X)
- Jennifer Enns (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7805-7582)
- Shahin Shooshtari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5247-2403)
- Margherita Cameranesi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5407-7693)
- Deepa Singal
- Ana Hanlon-Dearman
- Lonnie Zwaigenbaum
Institutions
- Manitoba Health (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- University of Alberta (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Autism Canada (CA)
- Public Health Ontario (CA)
- St.Amant (CA)
- Department of Education (ES)
- University of Manitoba (CA)
- Saint Mary's University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Journal of Public Health
- Published
- 2025-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.17269/s41997-025-01113-6
- Primary Topic
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00