University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Epidemiology

Ability, not disability: UW allies highlight advocacy in light of Autism Acceptance Month

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April is Autism Acceptance Month — a time to recognize those on the autism spectrum, provide support, improve access to services and celebrate neurodiverse identities. Autism is a developmental disability, meaning it displays itself during the pediatric period, according to senior scientist at the University of Wisconsin Waisman Center and director of the University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Leann DaWalt.

New study reveals motor delays as possible key early indicator for autism diagnosis

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A new large-scale, population-based study reveals that motor delays may be a common yet under-recognized symptom in autistic children.

CDC reports rising autism rates with Wisconsin notably higher than the national average

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The prevalence of autism spectrum disorder among 8-year-old children in the U.S. has increased to 1 in 31 in 2022, up from 1 in 36 in 2020, according to a recently published report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network.

Traveling full circle

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Over the past four decades, she (Durkin) has demonstrated an unrelenting passion for readily applying her vast knowledge about different cultures and the varying preponderance of health maladies among children.

Let’s talk numbers: Epidemiology of intellectual and developmental disabilities research at the Waisman Center

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In 2001, newborn screening of Hmong babies had an alarming number of positive results for an enzyme deficiency called MBADD.

El CDC Publicó Nuevos Números de la Prevalencia de Autismo

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English Por, Emily Leclerc, Escritora Científica, Waisman Center El reporte comunitario en autismo de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC, en inglés) reveló que la prevalencia de autismo en niños de ocho años continúa en aumento. El reporte, basado en data recolectada en el 2018 por la red Autism and …

CDC releases new numbers on autism spectrum disorder prevalence

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recently released 2021 Community Report on Autism found that the prevalence of autism among eight-year-old children is continuing to increase.

How to help low-income children with autism

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Speaking with Spectrum News, Waisman Center investigator Maureen Durkin describes the connections between autism prevalence numbers, socioeconomic status and race, and what the connections means for research. To read the full video, visit the Spectrum News website.  

New CDC report finds increasing prevalence of autism in school-age children

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An estimated 1 in 59 school-aged children have been identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The latest estimate is higher than the prevalence in the CDC’s 2016 report (1 in 68 children).

Study led by Waisman investigator Maureen Durkin selected as one of the top advances in autism research in 2017

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A multi-institution study of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) led by Maureen Durkin, at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Waisman Center, has been selected as one of the top advances in 2017 ASD research by the federal Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee. Among the study’s findings was that children living in neighborhoods where incomes are low and fewer …