Report: National Center for Health Statistics: Changes in Prevalence of Parent-reported Autism Spectrum Disorder in School-aged U.S. Children: 2007-2012

This report, released by the Centers on Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals that the prevalence of parent-reported ASD among children aged 6-17 was 2% in 2011-2012, a significant increase from 2007. The magnitude of the increase was greatest for boys and for adolescents aged 14-17. According to the CDC, much of the recent increase – especially for children aged 6-13 – was the result of diagnoses of children with previously unrecognized ASD.

View the Report – National Center for Health Statistics: Changes in Prevalence of Parent-reported Autism Spectrum Disorder in School-aged U.S. Children: 2007-2012