![]() ![]() “We’re starting to understand that autism is not just a boy’s condition and that there are lots of girls out there who often have flown under the radar, until they’re teenagers or they’re adults when they start to realize ‘Gosh, maybe that’s why I’ve always felt different,’” Dr. And for the first time since the CDC began tracking autism, the prevalence of ASD in girls in 2020 has exceeded 1%. ![]() The CDC reported last month that one in 36 children in 2020 had autism, according to its data. 18 years later, this number jumped to around one in 44.Īnd since 2018, it has risen even further. In 2000, the network found that around one in 150 children had ASD. Since then, the prevalence of autism in children has markedly risen. ![]() In 2000, it established the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network, which expanded the tracking to nine more U.S. The CDC first began tracking autism in children in Atlanta in 1996. Though the number of girls diagnosed with the developmental disorder has risen along with the overall numbers, doctors say that diagnosing girls with ASD is more challenging than with boys.ĪSD is a developmental disability characterized by persistent difficulties in social interaction and repetitive behaviors, interests or activities that make communicating and participating in daily activities more challenging, according to the CDC. AUSTIN (KXAN) – The prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has grown rapidly in the last couple of decades. ![]()
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