The number of children diagnosed with autism in four suburban New Jersey counties has skyrocketed since the year 2000, according to a new peer-reviewed study from Rutgers University.
Such kids accounted for more than 70% of the cases in 2016, compared with just 57% in 2000.
The study examined records from 30,000 8-year-olds between 2000 and 2016 who had received a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. It focused on two groups: children with average or above-average IQ, and children with intellectual disabilities — the group typically monitored for autism. The study spanned four New Jersey counties — Essex, Union, Ocean and Hudson — within the New York metropolitan area.
Looking back through these records, the team found that diagnoses of autism increased fivefold in the 16-year study period for children of average or above-average intelligence. For children with intellectual disabilities, the diagnoses increased by 200% in that time. Researchers said that some of these detections were due to better recognition of the disorder in the diagnostic process.
Autism spectrum disorder is a group of neurological disorders that impact how people “communicate, learn, behave and socially interact,” according to the
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