Thursday, July 10, 2014

said that autism spectrum disorder was now found in 1 in 68 children

said that autism spectrum disorder was now found in 1 in 68 children



Earlier this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that autism spectrum disorder was now found in 1 in 68 children, based on monitoring that the agency conducts in ten states.

The numbers marked an upward spike in autism prevalence: in 2008, the estimate was that approximately 1 in 88 children in the monitored states had been diagnosed with an ASD. In 2006 the ratio was 1 in 110, and in estimates for 2002 and 2000, it was 1 in 150. 

But are these numbers accurate? 

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