Tag: Autism
CDC: Autism Prevalence Was 32.2 Per 1,000 8-Year-Olds in 2022
Prevalence was 3.4 times higher among boys than girls and was lower among White children versus those of other races/ethnicities
HHS Launches New Autism Study Despite Experts’ Concerns
CDC to Study Vaccines and Autism, Despite Much Research Showing No Link
Rates of ADHD Up in Adults With Autism, Intellectual Disability
Adults with autism and co-occurring ADHD have higher negative health outcome rates
Maternal Health in Pregnancy Not Tied to Risk for Autism in Offspring
Family-based analyses provided strong evidence for familial confounding in observed associations
Maternal Health in Pregnancy Tied to Risk for Autism in Offspring
Maternal diagnoses significantly associated with autism after accounting for various factors
Considerable Overlap Seen for Children With Medical Complexity, Autism
Expenditures significantly higher when medical complexity and autism overlap versus either one alone
Multilingualism May Aid Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Benefits include executive function and lessened autism spectrum disorder-related symptoms
Prevalence of Dementia Diagnoses Increased in Individuals With Autism Diagnosis
Increase in odds of dementia diagnosis seen with age among those with ASD only and ASD plus intellectual disabilities
Global Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder Is High
Estimated 61.8 million individuals were on the autism spectrum globally in 2021, with prevalence of 788.3 per 100,000 people
