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CDC Estimates 1 in 68 School-aged Children have Autism; No Change from Previous Estimate

Too soon to say whether autism prevalence stabilizing

Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSFP)–March 31, 2016.  An estimated 1 in 68 (14.6 per 1,000) school-aged children have been identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a CDC report published today in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Surveillance Summary. This report shows essentially no change in ASD prevalence, the proportion of school aged-children with ASD, from the previous report released in 2014. However, it is too soon…

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