Autism massive increase

drjohncampbell (54)in #health • 13 days ago

Autism Spectrum Disorder

ADDM Network, 2000-2020: Combining data from all sites, (8 year olds)

2000 1 in 150

2002 1 in 150

2004 1 in 125

2006 1 in 110

2008 1 in 88

2010 1 in 68

2012 1 in 69

2014 1 in 59

2016 1 in 54

2018 1 in 44

2020 1 in 36
2020 data, 11 sites

(Arizona, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, Tennessee, Utah, and Wisconsin)

ASD in 8-year-olds

Prevalence per 1,000 was 27.6 (one in 36)

23.1 in Maryland

44.9 in California

Male-to-female prevalence ratio, 3.8

(43.0 among boys and 11.4 among girls).

For the first time, overall ASD prevalence for girls more than 1%

ASD is reported to occur in all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups.

13 days ago in #health by drjohncampbell (54)