Nithya Kriya

The World Today

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Autism Prevalence is Now 1 in 44, Signifying the Eighth Increase in Prevalence Rates Reported by the CDC Since 2000

Graph showing the rise in autism prevalence from 1 in 10,000 in 1970 to 1 in 44 in 2018

Autism was once a rare disability in 1970 reporting 1 to 2 in every 10,000 U. S. children being diagnosed. The CDC's newly released ADDM report now states 1 in 44 children.

Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/autism-prevalence-is-now-1-in-44-signifying-the-eighth-increase-in-prevalence-rates-reported-by-the-cdc-since-2000-301436766.html