Whose lives were worthless, when that couldn’t be further from the case,” according to Alison Singer, president of the Autism Science Foundation, who spoke to CNN.
One in 31 American children may get an autism diagnosis by the time they are eight years old, according to a CDC research released on April 15.
This represents a rise over the previous 20 years. According to NBC News, experts generally agree that the rise in autism rates over time.
Is not due to a rise in the disorder’s prevalence but rather to the fact that medical professionals are just becoming more adept at diagnosing autism as diagnostic technologies advance.
Dr. Alex Kolevzon, a psychiatrist who specializes in treating children and adolescents and serves as the clinical director of the Seaver Autism Center.
At Mount Sinai in New York City, told the publication that parents shouldn’t be alarmed. “An autism epidemic is not occurring.”
