Estimated Autism Rate in U.S. Is 1 in 40 Children
November 26th, 2018In other news, screen addicted babies.
Via: U.S. News:
An estimated 1 in 40 U.S. children have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and many struggle to access treatment, according to a new study led by the federal Health Resources and Services Administration.
Autism diagnoses have risen slightly in the last 20 years, and the figure cited in the new study – 1 in 40, or 1.5 million children – is higher than a previous government estimate. Yet the true scope of the condition remains unknown, according to the report, which was published in the medical journal Pediatrics and used data collected voluntarily from parents of more than 50,000 children ages 3 to 17 in 2016.
