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Ericka and Pam get together to discuss the latest estimates and how that number has changed over the years. Â They also discuss great new resources, and what’s been going on at home.
Resources
- Autism FAQ – History
- National Autism Resources
- More Info about the absurd term “refrigerator mother”
- DSM TO BE REVISED , AMER. PSYCHIATRIC ASSOC.
- Free apps for Autism for Autism Awareness Month
Topic of the Week
- According to the latest estimate, released on Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1 in 88 children in the U.S. has an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) — a nearly 25% increase from 2006, when the rate was 1 in 110, and a stunning 78% increase since 2000–02, when the CDC first began tracking the disorder and estimated the rate at 1 in 150 children.
- Much discussion abounds as to the reason for the increase. Is it better detection methods, better diagnostic tools and physicians being better able to spot the early signs of autism?
- The rate may drop again by year’s end, when a new definition of autism is slated to be included in the fifth revision of the standard manual for mental illness, the DSM-V; the updated definition is expected to focus more exclusively on core autism cases and exclude Asperger’s and PDD-NOS, which a growing number of experts believe to be distinct from true autism. The current CDC analysis did not break down ASD diagnoses by subtype.
- Read more info here
Random News
- 50 things you SHOULD say to autism parents.
- Maternal obesity
- Online Tool Could Diagnose Autism Quickly, Developers Say
- People With Autism May Be Better at Processing Information
- Ending the Autism Epidemic: If the Definition Changes, Will Some Kids Lose Services?
- Study Hints at Why Some Outgrow Autism DX
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