Article from March 27, 2014:
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released a report showing 1 in 68 children nationally has an Autism Spectrum Disorder. This newest estimate is based on the CDC's evaluation of health and educational records of all 8-year-old children in 2010 in 11 states, including New Jersey. New Jersey has the highest rates, with 1 in 45, 1 in 28 boys. The national rate marks an increase of 30% from the previous 1 in 88 statistic.
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released a report today showing 1 in 68 children nationally has an autism spectrum disorder. This newest estimate is based on the CDC's evaluation of health and educational records of 8-year-old children in 2010 in 11 states, including New Jersey. New Jersey has the highest rates, with 1 in 45, 1 in 28 boys. The national rate marks an increase of 30% from the previous 1 in 88 statistic.
- Gender: The report shows that autism prevalence remains 5 times more likely in boys than girls, with 1 in 42 boys and 1 in 189 girls (nationally) identified with an ASD in this latest report.
- Age of Diagnosis: The average age of diagnosis is still 4 years of age, although autism can be reliably established as early as 18 months.
- IQ: One notable change is that more children identified with an ASD have average or above average intelligence, from one-third in 2002 to half in 2010.
- Methodology: With this report, we now have a decade of surveillance data utilizing consistent methodology that presents a clear picture of the trends since 2000. It should be noted that all studies utilized DSM-IV diagnostic criteria.
