What are the stats in T&T? CDC: 1 in 68 U.S. children has autism. What does this mean for parents and families? And, of course, for the children themselves? One in 68 U.S. children has an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a 30% increase from 1 in 88 two years ago, according to a new report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This newest estimate is based on the CDCs evaluation of health and educational records of all 8-year-old children in 11 states: Alabama, Wisconsin, Colorado, Missouri, Georgia, Arkansas, Arizona, Maryland, North Carolina, Utah and New Jersey. The incidence of autism ranged from a low of 1 in 175 children in Alabama to a high of 1 in 45 in New Jersey, according to the CDC. Children with autism continue to be overwhelmingly male. According to the new report, the CDC estimates 1 in 42 boys have autism, 4.5 times as many as girls (1 in 189). Signs of autism detected at two months Autism and childbirth: A Link? Boy with autism wins CNN iReport award We look at all of the characteristics of autism, says Coleen Boyle, the director of the CDCs National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities. So we look at the age in which theyre identified. We look at their earliest diagnosis. We look at co-occuring conditions that these children might have, other developmental disabilities, whether or not they have intellectual disability, so essentially their IQ. Schools picking up autism tab The largest increase was seen in children who have average or above-average intellectual ability, according to the CDC. The study found nearly half of children with an autism spectrum disorder have average or above-average intellectual ability -- an IQ above 85 -- compared with one-third of children a decade ago. edition.cnn/2014/03/27/health/cdc-autism/
Posted on: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 18:42:06 +0000
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