"In 2008, based on a sample of 8 year olds, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported that the prevalence of autism had risen to 1 in 88 in American children. By 2010, using a similar sample, it was announced that the incidence had climbed to 1 in 68. Based on these latest numbers, 1 in 42 boys and 1 in 189 girls are being diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Two years ago in a national telephone survey of 100,000 families, the incidence was projected at 1 in 50. (Note: Different data collection methods will often yield differing results.)"
Want to know more? Read the entire article written by Dr. Cathy Pratt of the Indiana Resource Center for Autism by visiting:
http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/index.php?pageId=361
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