10. Portugal
9.2 per 10,000 children
School-aged children were assessed where a laboratory investigation and clinical history were performed to find this rate. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised, and the Childhood Autism Rating Scale were used during the assessment. The rate of mitochondrial respiratory chain disorders was unexpectedly high.
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