1 percent of American 8-year-olds are diagnosed with autism

Rate of Autism Disorders Climbs to 1 Percent Among 8-Year-Olds, Say UAB, CDC Researchers from uabnews on Vimeo.

Autism and related development disorders are becoming more common, with a prevalence rate approaching 1 percent among American 8-year-olds, according to new data from researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). read more

Source: University of Alabama at Birmingham