Economic cost of autism in the UK
Economic cost of autism in the UK
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DOI：
10.1177/1362361309104246
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发表时间：
2009-05-01
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影响因子：
5.2
通讯作者：
Beecham, Jennifer
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作者：
Knapp, Martin;Romeo, Renee;Beecham, Jennifer
自闭症具有终生后果，可能对个人和家庭的健康、福祉、社会融合和生活质量产生一系列影响。其中许多影响都是经济上的。这项研究估计了英国自闭症谱系障碍(ASD)的成本。关于患病率、智力残疾程度和居住地的数据与年均服务和支助成本以及丧失生产力的机会成本结合在一起。据估计，每年支持患有自闭症儿童的费用为27亿英镑。对于成年人来说，这些费用每年总计250亿英镑。打折后，患有自闭症和智力残疾的人估计一生的成本约为123万英镑，而患有自闭症但没有智力残疾的人约为80万英镑。
Autism has lifetime consequences, with potentially a range of impacts on the health, wellbeing, social integration and quality of life of individuals and families. Many of those impacts are economic. This study estimated the costs of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) in the UK. Data on prevalence, level of intellectual disability and place of residence were combined with average annual costs of services and support, together with the opportunity costs of lost productivity. The costs of supporting children with ASDs were estimated to be pound 2.7 billion each year. For adults, these costs amount to pound 25 billion each year. The lifetime cost, after discounting, for someone with ASD and intellectual disability is estimated at approximately pound 1.23 million, and for someone with ASD without intellectual disability is approximately pound 0.80 million.