NGHIÊN CỨU TÌNH HÌNH VÀ MỘT SỐ YẾU TỐ LIÊN QUAN MỨC ĐỘ NẶNG CỦA RỐI LOẠN PHỔ TỰ KỶ Ở TRẺ EM TẠI CÁC TRƯỜNG MẦM NON TRÊN ĐỊA BÀN QUẬN NINH KIỀU, THÀNH PHỐ CẦN THƠ NĂM 2020-2021

Abstract

Background: The rate of children with autism spectrum disorder has tended to increase in recent years. In the study on the model of disability in children of the Department of Rehabilitation of Vietnam National Children's Hospital for the period 2000-2007 showed that: the number of autistic children coming to hospital in 2007 increased 50 times compared to 2000; the number of children with autism spectrum disorder who came for treatment in 2007 increased 33 times compared to 2000. Objectives: To determine the rates of levels and characteristic manifestations and to find out some related factors to the severity of autism spectrum disorders at preschoolers and special education centers. Materials and methods: The descriptive cross-sectional with analysis study for 304 children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder who were intervening at preschools and special education centers in Ninh Kieu District, Can Tho City in 2020-2021. Results: 53.3% of children had severe autism spectrum disorder; 86.5% of children had defects in the quality of social relations; 87.5% of children had communication quality defects; 85.2% of children had abnormal behavioral defects; there was a relationship between children's hours of sleep, family time for children, the time children spend using technology and the severity of autism spectrum disorders. Conclusions: The rate of children with severe autism spectrum disorder is quite high, the main characteristic is the manifestation of communication quality defect, there were several related factors to the level of autism spectrum disorder.