Interesting tidbit... In 2008, the CDC collected data on the autism prevalence from 14 sites in the United States: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah, West Virginia and Wisconsin. In 2010, the CDC collected data on the autism prevalence from 11 sites. They eliminated Florida, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. I wonder why they would eliminate Pennsylvania, with the 4th highest rate of autism in school-aged children (according to IDEA data for school year 2009-2010)? I wonder why they would eliminate West Virginia; one of only two states in the U.S. that does not allow religious exemptions from vaccination, and one of the states with the highest exposure to environmental heavy metals from coal? In 2008, of the 14 sites surveyed, only two (Pennsylvania and New Jersey) were in the top ten states with the highest rates of autism among school children (according to IDEA data). With the 2010 data, New Jersey is the only state among the top ten highest, according to IDEA data. Does anyone else see a problem with this? If we are trying to improve the accuracy of the information gathered, shouldnt we be gathering data from areas with the highest percentage of identified children? At the minimum, shouldnt we at least NOT be eliminating those areas from the study group? Lisa Joyce Goes, Ginger Taylor, Kim Rossi Stagliano, Dan Olmsted, Paul F. Arthur, Curt Linderman Sr.
Posted on: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 14:00:54 +0000
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