Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network
Record Type
DataSet
Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Title Acronym
ADDM
Source URL
Description
ADDM Network goals are to: Describe the population of children with ASD, Compare how common ASD is in different areas of the country, Identify changes in ASD occurrence over time, and Understand the impact of ASD and related conditions in US communities
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Keywords
Autism Spectrum Disorder; Population Surveillance; Prevalence; Child Development Disorders; Pervasive; Developmental Disabilities; Social Determinants of Health
Purpose
The Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network is a group of programs funded by CDC to estimate the number of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other developmental disabilities living in different areas of the United States. The ADDM Network sites all collect data using the same methods, which are modeled after CDC’s Metropolitan Atlanta Developmental Disabilities Surveillance Program (MADDSP).
Record Originator
InfoPac
Reference
Compendium of Publicly Available Datasets and Other Data-Related Resources. The National Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities has compiled a Compendium of Publicly Available Datasets and Other Data-Related Resources (Compendium). This free resource details publicly available data relevant to research and programs aiming to reduce health disparities. The Compendium compiles in one place descriptions of and links to public datasets and resources that include information about health conditions and other factors that impact the health of minority populations. https://www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov/NPA/Materials/FIHET_Data_Compendium_508_version_FINAL_11_28_2016.pdf
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2610
Date Revised
May 28, 2018, 1:33 p.m.
