Proportion of 8-year-olds diagnosed with autism is up 50% in 2 years, CDC says
Sunday, October 4, 2009 - 23:28
in Health & Medicine
That could reflect better detection of the disorder, scientists say, and not necessarily an increase in the number of children affected. About 1 in 100 of America's 8-year-olds have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, according to U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers, who will be releasing details of their study later this year.