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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]  It's based on data from 2020 and I am surprised they don't break it down into girls vs. boys because usually they do and it's always more boys than girls. I do believe there can be a genetic component and I know they have broadened the definition and are better with early detection, but as a parent of a child with autism I absolutely do believe there is so much going wrong in our environment contributing to this.

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They do say that it’s 3.8 times more prevalent in boys than girls, but they don’t say how that has changed over time. They also mention that girls are diagnosed later and are more likely to also have an intellectual disability.

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/ss/pdfs/ss7202a1-H.pdf [/quote]

So what does that make it for boys out of curiosity...not sure how to do the math....1 in how many boys? I could have sworn we already hit 1 in 15 a year or 2 ago.[/quote]

Oh, I understand what you’re asking now. They say the prevalence in boys is 43.0 per 1,000, which is 1 in 23.  For girls, the prevalence is 11.4 per 1,000, which is 1 in 88.[/quote]

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