Estimating autism prevalence among children in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
The prevalence of ASD among children in KSA is substantially higher than the official estimate of 0.6%. A calibrated range of 1.7% to 1.8% better reflects the true prevalence and provides a foundation for evidence-based public health planning, early screening initiatives, and resource allocation for autism services in KSA.
Authors
- Mohammed S. Al‐Dosari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8980-6606)
- Anthony Gulati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1470-9333)
- Hadeel Al Khamees
- Ehsan Hoque (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4781-4733)
- Abdullahi Muhammad Vatsa
Institutions
- Ministry of Defense (IL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Saudi Medical Journal
- Published
- 2025-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2025.46.11.20250781
- Primary Topic
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00