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Nearing the Unthinkable Scenario of 1 in 2 Children With Autism in the U.S.

Nearing the Unthinkable Scenario of 1 in 2 Children With Autism in the U.S.

The prevalence for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) among eight-year-old children in the United States reached 1 in 36 last year. At least, that’s the rate that was confirmed by an analysis published in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) epidemiological digest Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) on Mar. 24, 2023. That […]

More Than 1 in 10 Boys in America are Developmentally Disabled

More Than 1 in 10 Boys in America are Developmentally Disabled

The prevalence of children diagnosed with developmental disabilities continues to rise in the United States, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The percentage of American children 3-17 years of age with intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or a different developmental problem increased from 7.4 percent […]

California’s Autism Epidemic Worse Than Ever

California’s Autism Epidemic Worse Than Ever

On June 29, 2015, then-governor of California Jerry Brown signed into law California Senate Bill 277. The law, which took effect on July 1, 2016, removed the personal belief/religious exemption to vaccination for children attending public and private schools and daycare centers. SB 277 was followed by SB 276 and its companion bill SB 714 […]

U.S. Autism Rate Rises to 1 in 36 Children

U.S. Autism Rate Rises to 1 in 36 Children

On Mar. 24, 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published an analysis in its epidemiological digest Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report  (MMWR) which found the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) among children eight years old in the United States to be 1 in 36 (2.8 percent).1 2 3 4 5 […]

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