Autism massive increase

Autism massive increase

Autism Spectrum Disorder

https://www.cdc.gov/autism/data-research/index.html

Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/ss/ss7202a1.htm

Male-to-female prevalence ratio, 3.8

(43.0 among boys and 11.4 among girls).

For the first time, overall ASD prevalence for girls more than 1%

ASD is reported to occur in all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups.

Autistic people may:

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/autism/what-is-autism/

find it hard to communicate and interact with other people

find it hard to understand how other people think or feel

find things like bright lights or loud noises overwhelming, stressful or uncomfortable

get anxious or upset about unfamiliar situations and social events

take longer to understand information

do or think the same things over and over

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