Autism diagnoses have increased dramatically, with 1 in 36 children now affected. Explore the real reasons behind this surge ...

Last week, Kennedy set a September deadline for the U.S. National Institutes of Health to determine the cause behind the rise in autism rates. The CDC says many studies have looked at whether ...

“This rise in autism rates reflects progress in awareness and ... Despite the advances in understanding autism and its causes, there still are an alarming number of misconceptions.

Autism diagnoses are continuing to increase in the United States ... the broadening of the definition of ASD, they say reasons for rising rates may include people having children at older ages ...

“The problem from a science communication standpoint is that the causes are complex,” says ... Some portion of the rise in autism rates may be unrelated to better diagnosis.

better recognition does not account for rising rates. “It was not expected that autism prevalence would increase. Other childhood disabilities and neurologic disorders do not increase or change ...

Areas with the highest autism rates also devoted resources ... of a book that examines the genetic causes of autism, said what has been described as the rise of autism instead reflects an increase ...

The finding, based on an analysis of medical records from 2022, reflects a dramatic rise in autism over the ... compelling data that there are causes of autism, not a single cause,” Warren ...

Autism Rates in US Rise Again to 1 in 31 Kids ... hundreds of scientists from around the world” and identify what causes autism in less than six months. He also promised “we’ll be able ...

While the agency stressed that increased screening was most likely behind much of the increase ... were found to have autism in 2022, compared with 1 in 36 in 2020. That rate is nearly five ...

And the rise in autism rates among children probably reflects ... not only to understand its causes, but also to support the growing number of people diagnosed today,” Shih said in his statement.