Note – From the data in Key Point 29, a curve of the rise of number of ultrasounds per US pregnancy can be drawn that shows a pace of 11% more per year from the mid-90s to 2006. In the March 2012 CDC report below, the rise in ASD was 80% for children born in a period where the rise in ultrasounds per pregnancy was 73%.
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CDC Estimates 1 in 88 Children in United States Has Been Identified As Having An Autism Spectrum Disorder
http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2012/p0329_autism_disorder.html
March 2012 – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 1 in 88 children in the United States has been identified as having an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a new study released today that looked at data from 14 communities. Autism spectrum disorders are almost five times more common among boys than girls – with 1 in 54 boys identified and 1 in 252 girls.
The number of children identified with ASDs ranged from 1 in 210 children in Alabama to 1 in 47 children in Utah. The largest increases were among Hispanic and black children.
About 1 in 6 children in the U.S. had a developmental disability in 2006-2008, ranging from mild disabilities such as speech and language impairments to serious developmental disabilities, such as intellectual disabilities, cerebral palsy, and autism.