SchaferAutismReport: Autism No Longer Skewed To Wealthier Kids

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From: sarnets-bounces@... On Behalf Of Schafer Autism ReportSent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 7:55 PMTo: Schafer Autism ReportSubject: Autism No Longer Skewed To Wealthier Kids Read this report online Large text, printer versionWednesday, April 6, 2011p Reader Supported The Autism Calendar of events here! RESEARCHAutism No Longer Skewed To Wealthier Kids xrl.in/8qad UPI - Poor U.S. children living in low-income neighborhoods are still underdiagnosed for autism, but not as badly as in the early 1990s, researchers suggest. Study co-author S. Bearman of Columbia University and the director of the F. Lazarsfeld Center for the Social Sciences, and colleagues examined birth and diagnostic records for all children born in California from 1992 to 2000. All children were tracked until June 2006 to allow ample time for diagnosis of autism. As the disorder became better known, the average age of autism diagnosis fell from 5.9 in 1992 to 3.8 of those born in 2000. " As knowledge has spread about autism, information is now more evenly distributed across different kinds of communities, " Bearman said in a statement. " It is also easier to find someone who can diagnose autism, so we no longer see these huge differences in rates of diagnosis. However, it appears that poor kids living in poor neighborhoodsFor rest of today's SAR click here:www.sarnet.org/frm/forsar.htm Today's SAR newslist is human compiled and provided through the support of paid subscriptions. - THANK YOU -$35 for 1 year - or free!www.sarnet.org In This Issue: ••••••••••RESEARCHAutism No Longer Skewed To Wealthier KidsRESOURCES MacNeil Returns to NewsHour for 'Autism Today' SeriesFilm Seeks to Spur ‘Rational Discussion’ On Vaccine SafetyAn Autism Documentary Aims to Go Beyond ‘Rain Man’Parade Magazine: Who Will Care for Dana?FINANCESVA Senate Falls Shy On Autism Coverage MandatePEOPLEHope Fading As Search For Autistic Boy Focuses On River12 Year-Old Killed In Overnight House FireMisbehaving Boy, 8, Pepper Sprayed By Police in CO.COMMENTARYThe Deadly Wanderlust of Autism DO SOMETHING ABOUT AUTISM NOW. . . Read, then Forward the Schafer Autism Report.$35 for 1 year - or free!www.sarnet.org Hundreds of Local Autism EventsWeb / EverywhereAlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoWeb / EverywhereIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMainelandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriWeb / EverywhereMontanaNebraskaNevada New HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaWeb / EverywhereRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingWeb / EverywhereSend your LETTER Now's the perfect time to order your free Puzzle Piece kits and launch an autism awareness campaign in your community. When we raise the funding necessary, ARI will see that important research is done, including the large-scale, independent study of vaccinated vs. unvaccinated children Click here. SAR Back Issues The Autism CommunitySupports the Schafer Autism Report. . . Read, then Forward the Schafer Autism Report.$35 for 1 year - or free!www.sarnet.orgBiomedical Treatments for Autism Spectrum DisordersScientific References and Abstractswww.autismbiomed.com Copyright Notice: The above items are copyright protected. They are for our readers' personal education or research purposes only and provided at their request. Articles may not be further reprinted or used commercially without consent from the copyright holders. To find the copyright holders, follow the referenced website link provided at the beginning of each item. Lenny Schafer editor@... The Schafer Autism Report is a non-profit corporation Vol. 15 No. 17 Unsubscribe here: www.sarnet.org/frm/unsub2.htm

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