New Estimate Shows Communities in New Jersey Have an Autism Prevalence at 5 Percent or Higher
SafeMinds had the pleasure of conversing with Walter M. Zahorodny, Ph.D., co-author of the new report, “Prevalence of autism spectrum disorder in a large, diverse metropolitan area: Variation by sociodemographic factors.” He is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School.
Part 2: A SafeMinds Special Report “I don’t see how we can overlook 5-10% of boys with autism.”
SafeMinds had the pleasure of conversing with Walter M. Zahorodny, Ph.D., co-author of the new report: Higher Than Expected ASD Prevalence in Toms River, New Jersey in 2016.
Interview with Dr. Walter Zahorodny
SafeMinds recently had the privilege of speaking with Dr. Walter Zahorodny, Principal Investigator of the New Jersey Autism Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network about his latest research, which assisted in calculating the newest CDC autism rate. As highly publicized last March, 1 in 54 or almost two percent of American eight-year-olds now hold an autism diagnosis. To shed more light on this situation, Dr. Zahorodny shared his incredibly important viewpoints surrounding the ever-increasing autism crisis with SafeMinds. To learn more, watch our newest video.
Autism Prevalence Still Rising per CDC
New Official Rate is 1 in 54, up 10% Since Last Report Progress Lacking in Early Diagnosis, Racial & Ethnic Disparities Found The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released its latest prevalence estimates for autism. It reports 1 in 54 children have an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The rate is an increase of […]
Socioeconomic & Racial Divide in Autism Numbers
A startling new study out of the University of Colorado Boulder exposed an unexpected trend. Autism rates are escalating for African American and Hispanic families as well as economically disadvantaged families, while the rates for wealthy Caucasian families have declined.
