Development of a cost of illness inventory questionnaire for children with autism spectrum disorder in South Asia

• Main Authors: Divya Chaudhary (Author), Bhargav Bhat (Author), Gemma E. Shields (Author), Linda M. Davies (Author), Jonathan Green (Author), Tara Verghis (Author), Reetabrata Roy (Author), Divya Kumar (Author), Minal Kakra (Author), Vivek Vajaratkar (Author), Gitanjali Lall (Author), Sonakshi Pandey (Author), Sanchita Johri (Author), Saani Shakeel (Author), Vikram Patel (Author), Monica Juneja (Author), Sheffali Gulati (Author), Gauri Divan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The economic burden of autism is substantial and includes a range of costs, including healthcare, education, productivity losses, informal care and respite care, among others. In India, approximately, 2 million children aged 2-9 years have autism. Given the likely substantial bur...