I have family members and friends with children that are autistic. I thought that I was fairly knowledgeable about autism, but I was wrong. When I looked at autism globally, I realized how wrong I was.
I always thought America had the largest population of autistic children. I never thought past America. I am looking at autism with a new set of eyes.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/countr...by-country
https://www.autismaroundtheglobe.org/
I always thought America had the largest population of autistic children. I never thought past America. I am looking at autism with a new set of eyes.
Quote:In recent years, cases of autism have risen. The Center for Disease Control announced in 2021 that the rate of autism in the U.S. during 2018 was 1 child in 44. This is a notable rise from rates given in Scientific American, for 2016 (1 in 68, though other sources claim an even-higher 1 in 54 by age 8), 2008 (1 in 88) and 2000 (1 in 150). Moreover, this trend of rising autism, which dates back to the early 1990s, is a global occurrence not confined to the United States. Prevailing theories suggest that the rise is largely due to increased awareness and diagnosis of autism rather than a massive increase in overall occurrences of autism. However, autism is more likely in babies with older parents, who are more common in today's world, and in babies born prematurely, who survive more often now than in previous eras.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/countr...by-country
https://www.autismaroundtheglobe.org/