A new CDC report shows 10% increase of autism in the last two years

aiman90

The report originated from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The CDC states that there's been a 10% surge in cases of autism diagnosis over the last two years. What do you think?

Source:
https://www.mentaldaily.com/article/2020/03/prevalence-of-autism-spectrum-disorder-rose-10-percent-in-cdc-report
https://www.mentaldaily.com/article/2020/04/what-are-the-characteristics-of-a-person-with-aspergers

thespiceman

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Thank you for the report and links.

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Rhodie72

That's in the USA. In UK the increase has been due to a change in diagnosis availability for adults, the Autism Act and, recent recognition of such neurological conditions as an official differability. When people realise they have a condition they tend to find support for it (management, understanding, financial support, medical, social, etc). It isnot that theres benn an incrase in the prevalence but rather a recognition it iexists in a wider community than previously.

fairybellsxo

I think that rather than their being a ' rise ' in autism, it's just there are better tools in place to recognize it within people so it seems it's on the ' rise ' however I believe it's just the same as it has always been, I could be wrong though id have to be presented with some facts.

Adrian_Scope

I'm of the same mind @fairybellsxo.

IrishManc

I’ve (vaguely) heard about some research and studies about this issue, focused mainly on children, in both Australia and the U.K. but also with children back home in Ireland - the incidence of Autism and Aspergers appears to be slightly higher in Irish Primary schools and it appears to be causing some concern among Irish parents