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how many are diagnosed each year
Although it varies slightly state to state, the Center for Disease Controls current prevalence figures are 1:150 children.
There is some variation because of the difference between incidence and prevalence reporting. Below is an explanation of the differences:
"Incidence is the number of new cases of disease in a defined group of people over a specific time. Prevalence is the number of existing disease cases in a defined group of people during a specific time period. Public health professionals use prevalence measures to track a condition over time and to plan responses at local, regional, and national levels. Incidence is very difficult to establish because the exact time a person develops an ASD is not known." http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/faq_prevalence.htm#Whatisthedifference
You can find graphs and information per state at this website: http://www.fightingautism.org/idea/autism.php?
Sharon A. Mitchell
www.autismsite.ca
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Answers by Expert:
Dr. Sharon A. Mitchell
Expertise
Sharon can help with parenting and educational concerns. She has worked in teaching, special education, counseling and consultingfor over thirty years and gives workshops to educators and parents on working with kids with autism spectrum disorders. Sharon speaks from both the education and parent points of view, having a son with Asperger's.
Experience
Sharon is a special education consultant with a school district and autism consult for the province's Department of Education, giving workshops and individual consults. She is also the parent of a son with Asperger's who is away at university. Together they have a website at http://www.autismsite.ca that offers strategies for home and school. Sharon's Master's thesis looked at the long-term outlook for persons with high functioning autism and Asperger's. Her Doctorate focused on strategies to help those with autism spectrum disorders
Organizations
Website at http://www.autismsite.ca and sits on Autism Today's Panel of Experts (www.autismtoday.com)
Publications
Author of "School Daze" ebook - a novel about autism, available on Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/School-Daze-ebook/dp/B0085HN9HQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1337999263&sr=8-1). Download a free sample at http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/156913.
Co-author of Amazon.com bestseller, The Official Autism 101 Manual (http://autism101manual.com/).
Education/Credentials
B.A. in Psychology,
B.Ed. in Special Education,
M.A. in Educational Leadership
PhD. in Psychology Management, specializing in autism.
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