CDC report shows autism impacts 1 in 31 kids in the US

Anew Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report shows autism now impacts 1-in-31 children in the United States. 

The study, which concluded in 2022, found the children, from 4- to 8-years-old, had an autism spectrum disorder. 

The agency's previous and most recent study, released in 2020, showed 1-in-36 children had autism, an increase from a 2018 study where it was 1-in-44.

The study authors attributed the increase to improvements in early identification of autism that they "might be due to differences in [the] availability of services for early detection and evaluation and diagnostic practices.”

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