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2016 CDC Autism Prevalence – 1 in 68

U.S. Autism Rate Unchanged in New CDC Report http://www.jhsph.edu Researchers say it’s too early to tell if rate has stabilized Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health contributed to a new U.S. Centers for Disease Control and … Continue reading

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Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Autism – Significant Increased Prevalence

Prevalence of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Among Patients with Autism Spectrum Disorders. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26218138 The objective of this study was to measure the prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) among patients with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), which has not been well described … Continue reading

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Autism Prevalence – Atlanta 1991 -2010

Trends in the Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, Hearing Loss, Intellectual Disability, and Vision Impairment, Metropolitan Atlanta, 1991-2010. http://journals.plos.org/ Free Full Text at Link Abstract This study examined the prevalence and characteristics of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), cerebral … Continue reading

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Autism Prevalence in Denmark

Increased Prevalence in Autism Diagnoses Linked to Reporting in Denmark http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com JAMA Pediatrics About 60 percent of the increase in the observed prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) in Danish children appears to be largely due to changes in reporting … Continue reading

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Meta-analysis Confirms High GI Disorder prevalence in Autism

New study confirms increased prevalence of GI symptoms among children with autism http://news.emory.edu Woodruff Health Sciences Center | April 28, 2014 A new study conducted by researchers at Marcus Autism Center, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University School of … Continue reading

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Tom Insel Speaks about New CDC 1 in 68 Autism Prevalence

Director’s Blog: Autism Awareness: April 2014 http://www.nimh.nih.gov/about/director/2014/autism-awareness-april-2014.shtml   Autism Awareness Month arrives this year with a package of new, important research findings. Below I describe a few of these. The field is moving so rapidly that, by the end of … Continue reading

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ASD prevalence in Norway

Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, Epilepsy, and Cerebral Palsy in Norwegian Children http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/130/1/e152.full Abstract BACKGROUND: Numerous studies have investigated the prevalence of neurologic and neurodevelopmental disorders individually, but few have examined them collectively, and there is uncertainty as to what extent … Continue reading

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New US Autism Prevalence Data – Health System Data – Significant Rises

PS1-13: Variation in the Incidence and Prevalence of Autism from Multiple Health Systems: Findings from the Mental Health Research Network Autism Registry Study. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24085994 Background/Aims Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are characterized by impairments in social interaction and communication, as well … Continue reading

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Trends in Autism Prevalence – Taiwan

Trends in the prevalence of childhood disability: Analysis of data from the national disability registry of Taiwan, 2000-2011. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24021391 Abstract Childhood disability is not uncommon, but data at the national level are limited, especially those on the changes in the … Continue reading

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Allergic Disease Prevalence 1985, 1995 and 2008 – Norway

Increasing prevalence of asthma, allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema among schoolchildren: three surveys during the period 1985-2008. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22994385 Abstract AIM: The prevalence of asthma, allergic rhinoconjunctivitis (AR) and eczema among children has increased worldwide in the last four decades, but recent … Continue reading

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