Autism Rates

New High In Autism Rates Inspires Debate

Reuters | Posted 05.29.2012

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* New estimate is 25 percent higher than in 2006 * Rate for boys is five times that of girls * Experts question whether ...

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CDC: Autism, ADHD Rates On The Rise

Health.com | Amanda Gardner | Posted 07.23.2011

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The proportion of children and teens in the U.S. who have been diagnosed with a developmental disability such as autism has increased 17 percent ...

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Study Suggests 1 In 38 Children Have Autism Traits

AP | By CARLA K. JOHNSON | Posted 07.08.2011

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CHICAGO -- A study in South Korea suggests about 1 in 38 children have traits of autism, higher than a previous U.S. estimate of 1 in 100. By casting...

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EPA Study: Autism Boom Began in 1988, Environmental Factors Are Assumed

David Kirby | Posted 11.17.2011

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A recent US EPA study found a distinct "changepoint" year in autism and concludes that it would be "prudent to assume ... a portion of this increase results from environmental factors."

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Home Alone With Autism

Shelley Hendrix Reynolds | Posted 11.17.2011

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Many people with autism require constant supervision and cannot be left alone for 5 minutes, much less home alone to fend for themselves.

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Studies: 1 in 100 American Children Have Autism

AP | CARLA K. JOHNSON | Posted 11.17.2011

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CHICAGO — Two new government studies indicate about 1 in 100 children have autism disorders – higher than a previous U.S. estimate of 1 in...

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Autism Rate Now at One Percent of All US Children?

David Kirby | Posted 11.17.2011

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A pair of federally funded studies on autism rates is about to make news -- big news -- and it isn't good: It would appear that somewhere around one percent of all US children currently have an autism spectrum disorder.

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