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According to a study by the National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH), which is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the US Department of Health and Human Services, the rate for autism for children in the U.S. is now at 1%.
However, the study also found that a good majority of these children went on to “lose” the diagnoses later in life or had symptoms that improved so much the condition didn’t affect them.
Other key findings in the study:
1. At some point in their lives, 1-in-63 US children (160-per-10,000) will have an ASD diagnosis
2. The percentage of boys who apparently lost their original diagnoses was 34.6%
3. The percentage of girls who apparently lost their original diagnosis was 44.5%
Read more about the new findings at huffingtonpost.com.
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