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Utah and New Jersey Swamped with Autism, 1 in 12 Boys

CDC:

1 in 88 Kids Has Autism Larger Study; Docs Debate Cause

By Lawrence Borges, M.D., ABC

News Medical Unit

One in 88 children is diagnosed with an

autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, by age 8, according to a study

released today by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

-- a rate that has risen far above the 2006 estimate of 1 in 110.

But experts remain locked in debate

about whether these numbers tell the whole story.

The CDC report, which analyzed data from

2008, indicates a 23 percent rise in diagnoses of ASDs over a two-year

period.

The news could be most alarming for

boys. The study reports that on average 1 in 54 boys was diagnosed with

autism, compared to only 1 in 252 girls.

But what this rise actually means is

still a mystery. Some doctors contacted by ABC News believe a broader

definition of autism has contributed to rising rates.

"I think it has to do with changing

diagnostic criteria, including mine over the years which have made me

label many more children as being on the autism spectrum than say 10-20

years ago," said Dr. Isabelle Rapin, professor of pediatrics and

neurology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. "Not only

physicians, but parents, teachers, therapists and the public are much

more aware of the symptoms of autism, and I suspect some may apply the

diagnosis based on one symptom, which is inadequate."

Dr. Shulman, also at the Albert

Einstein College of Medicine, echoed this concern.

"Over the years, children with autistic

disorder remain a relatively small group in our center," said Shulman,

director of Infant and Toddler Services at Einstein and an associate

professor of pediatrics. "It is the group of children with milder

social-communicative impairment and without a large array of mannerisms

and atypical interests consistent with an ASD diagnosis that has

increased

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