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Autism rates rise again
Autism rates soared by nearly 30 percent between 2008 and 2010, according to an April study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About one in 68 eight-year-olds was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder in 2010—a rate that has more than doubled since the year 2000, when 1 in 150 children were identified.
All Sides with Ann Fisher
Dr. Hanna Rue, Executive Director of the National Autism Center, discusses topics including the new CDC autism rate, recent New England Journal of Medicine study about the development of autism in the womb, access to care, legislation, and insurance.
Commentary: Joint Statement from the National Autism Center and May Institute Regarding CDC’s New Rate of One in 68 Children Identified with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Randolph, Mass. – The following joint commentary by May Institute’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and the Executive Director of the National Autism Center, was distributed on the PR Newswire on March 28, 2014:
The statistics recently released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about the increase in the prevalence rate of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in U.S children (one in 68) are startling to some and disturbing to all of us touched by autism.
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Self-Management Strategies for Students with Autism
According to the National Autism Center’s National Standards Report, Self-management is amongst the interventions or treatments identified in the category of “established” or effective treatments.
Medical professionals talk autism
Dr. Hanna Rue, National Autism Center Executive Director, speaks at the Autism Spectrum Lunch and Learn April 25, 2013, on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.
