Autism Prevalence Rates Increase in 11 States Monitored by CDC

This report covers data from 2014, which compared with the previous report in 2012, shows a prevalence increase of nearly 15 percent. This continues the pattern of consistent growth in prevalence of autism since the ADDM launched in 2000 and found the autism rate to be one in 150 children. ADDM data represent about 8 percent of the nation’s population of 8-year-olds, according to the report. In addition, prevalence varies widely among the states. The lowest rate is in Arkansas, at 13.1 in every 1,000 children age 8, and the highest rate is in New Jersey,  at 29.2 in every 1,000 children age 8. Another report, published earlier this year in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), indicated rates of autism might be stabilizing. However, the JAMA research used data from the years 2014 through 2016 based on in-person household interviews and includes a range of ages, from children through adolescents. Read more about ASD: ASHA Practice Portal—Autism Spectrum Disorder ASHA Practice Portal—Social Communication Disorder ASHA Leader—Is autism being overlooked in girls because the signs are clearer in boys? ASHA Leader—Determining when a child has social communication disorder versus ASD. The post Autism Prevalence Rates Increase in 11 States Monitored by CDC appeared first on Leader Live — Happening now in the speech-language-hearing world.
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