Bloomwell Autism Therapy in Elkhorn now offers a no-waitlist clinic for families, so kids can be evaluated in a more timely ...

For years, CDC scientists have said that the data indicating a rise in diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, could be reflecting improved screening and access to autism services in some ...

ATLANTA — A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the autism diagnosis rate has increased among U.S. children, continuing a long-term trend that experts have ...

Experts have largely attributed the steady rise in autism prevalence to better understanding of and screening for the ... of autism along with “increased access to identification among ...

The Autism Society of America directly refuted the concept that rising autism prevalence signals an epidemic. Prevalence data should drive “equity and access — not fear, misinformation, or ...

That means expanding access to early intervention ... better understanding of and screening for the condition. About 1 in every 31 children was diagnosed with autism by age 8 in 2022, up from ...