PPT Slide
IS There a Change in Autism?
- NIH reports incidence of 15-20/10,000
- “others” estimate 40-70/10,000
- Real incidence may be 1 - 3% (or more)
- ?? Easier criteria to meet PDD
- Were these children ‘missed in the past’
- Increased incidence (in mothers) of :
- Miscarriages
- Infertility
- Preeclampsia
- Bleeding during pregnancy