interview with black children with autism

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okay people i point that out because i seen a few threads here about black aspies so i post this video where a lot of the kids are black, it is a real good video,
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HW7TRJU7PM[/youtube]

I worked at a school for kids with autism and probably one third to half the kids were black.

On a similar note, I'd wonder about the distribution of the ASD's throughout the continents. Makes me wonder if Autism is higher in some countries than others.

I think you'd run into a problem there though because many areas on certain continents don't have access even to basic medical care, let alone to a professional capable of diagnosing autism. For instance, I'm sure that Africa has very low diagnosed rates of autism, but I don't think you could ever make the assumption that that is because there are actually lower rates of autism there. Ditto for chunks of Asia and probably most of South America.

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A positive classroom experience. Thanks for sharing.

This video made me smile because it reminded me about when I used to go to the autism unit at school.

I think that some well-designed, international population prevalence surveys (all using identical diagnostic criteria) would be an incredibly useful research resource.

It might help with questions about the supposed rise in autism, autism in countries with different exposure to various supposed risk factors and the claimed ethnic variations.

The biggest problem I see is how to develop some value to the countries and individuals who are surveyed. There seem to be enough problems defining the benefits of diagnosis, and creating services / therapies / actions that provide value to people diagnosed in wealthier, developed countries.