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Friday, April 27th, 2018

Autism prevalence increases: 1 in 59 US children

Author:     Susan Scutti
Source:     CNN
Publication Date:     Thu April 26, 2018
 Link: Autism prevalence increases: 1 in 59 US children
Stephan:   There is something seriously wrong in the United States for the autism rate to be at this level. When you add that to the gun deaths, and the million plus opioid death rate, it should be very clear that our social policies are literally killing and maiming us. And where is the social outcry? Where is the citizen pressure that this be changed? What is your answer to that? What can you do to foster wellbeing? Or is this all okay?

One in 59 US children has autism, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (emphasis added)

The new estimate is a prevalence rate of 1.7%, up from one in every 68 children (1.5%) in the 2016 report, which was based on data from 2012. The new figure was derived from 2014 estimates for 8-year-olds diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder in 11 communities across the nation.
The new estimate represents a 15% increase from two years prior and a 150% increase since 2000.
Autism spectrum disorder, a developmental disability, is characterized by problems with communication and social interaction with accompanying repetitive behavior patterns.
“Parents know their child best,” said Daisy Christensen, co-author of the new report and surveillance team lead in the developmental disabilities branch of the CDC’s National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities. “We want to encourage parents to be aware of their child’s development, to be aware of the milestones that children […]

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2 Comments

  1. sam on Friday, April 27, 2018 at 7:24 am

    Mercury, Aluminum and all kinds of junk in vaccines.

  2. Eveline Horelle Dailey on Friday, April 27, 2018 at 10:38 pm

    While Dr. Joan Fallen, ASU as managed to isolate some digestive problems associated with autism and also created a liquid diet for the children affected I feel the work toward understanding or alleviation of the syndrome is inconsequential. For one, not all parents appear to understand the behavior of their children and seek the magic of drugs like Prozac to render the child ‘normal’. I question if parents should be better educated about this malady.