Healio (7/8, Weldon) reported, “Researchers estimated that the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, among children and adolescents in the United States was 3.14% in 2019 and 2020 overall, up from 2.24% in 2014.” The researchers “found that 410 of 12,554 children and adolescents between the ages of 3 and 17 years were reported to have a diagnosis of ASD, with a higher prevalence in boys than in girls and a higher incidence in poverty-stricken families.” These findings were published in a research letter in JAMA Pediatrics.
Related Links:
— “Prevalence of autism among US children, teens on the rise “Rose Weldon, Healio, July 8, 2022