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Research by Topic: ADDM
Autism Science Foundation Comments on Today’s CDC Data Showing Autism Prevalence Rate Rising to 1 in 54 from 1 in 59
Published March 26, 2020NEW YORK — March 26, 2020 — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today announced that 1 in 54 eight-year old children have been identified with autism, a rise from the 1 in 59 rate announced two years ago. The increased prevalence rate announced today is based on a study of children who […]
Filed under: 1:54, ADDM, CDC, epidemiology, featured, Prevalence, support
New CDC autism prevalence rate at 1 in 59 children
Published April 26, 2018The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates autism prevalence at 1 in 59 children based on data from the CDC’s Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network – a tracking system that provides estimates of the prevalence and characteristics of autism spectrum disorder among more than 300,000 8-year-old children. The ADDM Network estimates […]
Filed under: ADDM, ASD, Autism, CDC, featured, Prevalence, statistics
Podcast: What is the real prevalence of ASD?
Published January 8, 2018This week’s ASF podcast takes a look at the prevalence rate of autism diagnoses. Two national datasets have shown no further increase in autism prevalence in the last few years of looking. Also, folic acid proves to show an effect on the probability of not just an autism diagnosis but also autism symptoms, especially important […]
Filed under: ADDM, anti epileptic drugs, Epilepsy, featured, folic acid, NHIS, podcast, pregnancy, Prevalence