Autism spectrum disorders are almost five times more common among boys than girls – with 1 in 54 boys identified.
Maureen Durkin
Autism rates seem to be leveling according to study by Maureen Durkin and grad student Matthew Maenner
A recent sconcludes that the prevalence of children being served under the special education autism category in Wisconsin seems to be leveling off in the school districts with the highest prevalence rates.
Study profiles rate of autism in Wisconsin
A Wisconsin autism surveillance project reported today (Feb. 8) that approximately five out of every 1,000 Wisconsin children born in 1994 display symptoms indicative of autism.