Autism

• Federal health authorities have significantly raised their estimate of the prevalence of autism in children, concluding in a new study of 8-year-olds that 1 in 88 has some form of the disorder.
(Los Angeles Times)
• The number of children with autism in the United States continues to rise, according to a new report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
(msnbc.com)
• One in every 88 U.S. children has been diagnosed with autism or an autism-related disorder, a government report says, up sharply since figures were last published in 2009.
(Wall Street Journal)
• Autism rates continue to skyrocket, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which released new figures today, showing a 23% increase from 2006 to 2008.
(USA Today)
• One in 88 U.S. children have been diagnosed with some sort of autism spectrum disorder, from mild types of Aspergers syndrome to severe disability, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday.
(YAHOO!)
• One in 88 children is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, by age 8, according to a study released today by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-- a rate that has risen far above the 2006 estimate of 1 in 110.
(YAHOO!)
• NEW YORK, March 29 (Reuters) - About one in 88 children in the United States has autism or a related disorder, the highest estimate to date and one that is sure to revive a national argument over how the condition is diagnosed and treated.
(Huffington Post)
• One in 88 U.S.
(Huffington Post)
• Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that she has invited 15 individuals to serve as public members on the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC).
(TMCnet)
• The autism rate in the United States skyrocketed to 1 in 88 children in 2008, a 78 percent increase over 2002, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control.
(US News and World Report)