How to help low-income children with autism
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 …
March 22, 2019New CDC report finds increasing prevalence of autism in school-age children
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).
April 30, 2018Study led by Waisman investigator Maureen Durkin selected as one of the top advances in autism research in 2017
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 …
April 20, 2018Moving forward in the search for genetic clues to understand autism
There’s a saying in the autism community: If you have met one person with autism, you have met one person with autism. That’s because “as the name implies, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) exists on a …
March 20, 2018Autism prevalence increasing in Wisconsin, says latest CDC report
An estimated 1 in 68 school-aged children have been identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a CDC report published last week.
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