U.S. Autism Rate Rises to 1 in 88 Kids, CDC Reports

THURSDAY, Mar 29 (HealthDay News) The rate of autism
spectrum disorders continues to arise among American children, with one in
88 now receiving such a diagnosis, a U.S. Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention reported Thursday.
Thats an boost from a one in 110 guess expelled by a CDC
just dual years ago. The newer data, from 2008, also shows that autism is
almost 5 times some-more common in boys than girls, with one in 54 boys
diagnosed with a condition.
Why a solid uptick in cases? Thats not wholly clear, experts
said.
About half of a boost is accounted for by improved diagnosis, said
Mark Roithmayr, boss of a inhabitant advocacy organisation Autism Speaks.
The reasons for a rest of a boost are not known, he added.
What is known, he said, is that, very clearly now, there is an autism
epidemic in a United States. And a boost in occurrence about a
23 percent burst each dual years has been ongoing, he said.
Another consultant voiced identical worries.
Its concerning that there ...