Autism Rates Rise to Almost 1 Percent
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A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 1 in 110 children in the United States had autism in 2006. This marks a 57 percent increase from rates estimated in 2007. In boys the rate rises to 1 in 70, while it is only 1 in 375 in girls. Forty-one percent of these children also had another intellectual disability. SHARE:
Posted In: Developmental Disorders | Autism Spectrum Disorders | Tags: Posted by FindCounseling.com Staff on December 19, 2009 at 10:46 PM | Permalink |
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