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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/23/health/autism-misdiagnosis-rate/

It's good to see more mainstream media on this.

" (CNN)A report from the Center for Health Statistics finds that 13% of children who were diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders lose their diagnosis after later tests. The study, which uses data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is the first to look at a large, nationally representative sample of children.

One in 68 children in the United States are believed to have an autism spectrum disorder, a 30% increase from earlier estimates; in 2012 it was believed 1 in 88 children were on the spectrum, the CDC says. The diagnosis reversals are important to note for scientists who have puzzled over why there is such a big increase in the number of cases.

Researchers say some children who are given the autism label may in fact be struggling with other challenges, such as developmental delays or attention issues. Of the parents who were surveyed about the reversed diagnoses, about 74% thought the reversals were due to new information, meaning their child started to show developmentally appropriate social skills or language abilities, as opposed to a child being "cured."

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It's interesting because I recently read a book that proposed that ADHD is over diagnosed because it's really high functioning autism. It was kind of persuasive- the author's premise was that ADHD often comes with an additional diagnosis (e.g. ODD, anxiety, learning disabilities, etc.) when the whole shebang could be wrapped into and better explained by an autism diagnosis.

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