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"One in 88 U.S. children has an autism spectrum disorder, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, representing a 23 percent increase in prevalence from the previous autism report, released in 2009, which estimated that autism affected one in 110 children.
The new CDC report revealed that 11.3 of every 1,000 8-year-olds has an autism spectrum disorder. The condition is nearly five times higher among boys than girls, the report showed. Of note, some states have higher prevalences of children with autism -- for example, in Alabama, one in 210 children have the condition, compared with one in 47 in Utah.
The researchers also found that diagnosis of autism by age 3 is increasing, with 18 percent of kids born in 2000 being diagnosed by that age, compared with 12 percent of kids born in 1994, the report said.
"This information paints a picture of the magnitude of the condition across our country and helps us understand how communities identify children with autism," Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said in a statement. "That is why HHS and our entire administration has been working hard to improve the lives of people living with autism spectrum disorders and their families by improving research, support, and services." "
"One in 88 U.S. children has an autism spectrum disorder, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, representing a 23 percent increase in prevalence from the previous autism report, released in 2009, which estimated that autism affected one in 110 children.
The new CDC report revealed that 11.3 of every 1,000 8-year-olds has an autism spectrum disorder. The condition is nearly five times higher among boys than girls, the report showed. Of note, some states have higher prevalences of children with autism -- for example, in Alabama, one in 210 children have the condition, compared with one in 47 in Utah.
The researchers also found that diagnosis of autism by age 3 is increasing, with 18 percent of kids born in 2000 being diagnosed by that age, compared with 12 percent of kids born in 1994, the report said.
"This information paints a picture of the magnitude of the condition across our country and helps us understand how communities identify children with autism," Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said in a statement. "That is why HHS and our entire administration has been working hard to improve the lives of people living with autism spectrum disorders and their families by improving research, support, and services." "
