Abstract
The Situation and Factors Related to the Health of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Ninh Kieu District Early Childhood Schools in Cantho City during 2020-2021
Author(s): Lam Phuc Duong* and Trang Thu Thi HoAutism spectrum disorder is on the rise. In a study by the national children's hospital, within seven years, the number of autistic children coming to the clinic increased by fifty times, and the number of visits for treatment increased by thirty-three times. With a cross-sectional descriptive study design and analysis of 304 children who have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and are receiving intervention in preschools and special education centers in Ninh Kieu District, Can Tho city, from 2020 to 2021, the results showed that 53.3% of children had severe autism spectrum disorder; 86.5% of children had quality defects in social relations; 87.5% of children had communication quality defects; 85.2% of children had abnormal behavior defects; and there was a relationship between sleep time, family time spent with children, children's time using technology, and the severity of children with autism spectrum disorder.