New prevalence = increased demand for services and supports

Posted by Patricia Wright on October 6th, 2009

There has been a rumor for several months that the prevalence rate for autism was going to show an increase. Yesterday those rumors were confirmed.

A publication in Pediatrics indicates that 1 in 91 children between the ages of 3 and 17 has an autism spectrum disorder. The story in Pediatrics came out of a report from the National …Read More » »