Disability and Health Journal
Volume 3, Issue 3 , Pages 186-201, July 2010

Changes in autism spectrum disorder prevalence in 4 areas of the United States

  • Catherine Rice, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: 1600 Clifton Road, MS E86. Fax: (404) 498-0792.
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  • Joyce Nicholas, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston South Caralina 29403, USA
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  • Jon Baio, Ed.S.

      Affiliations

    • National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
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  • Sydney Pettygrove, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • College of Public Health (SP) and Department of Pediatrics (CC and FJM), University of Arizona, Tucson 85724, USA
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  • Li-Ching Lee, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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  • Kim Van Naarden Braun, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
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  • Nancy Doernberg, B.A.

      Affiliations

    • National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
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  • Chris Cunniff, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • College of Public Health (SP) and Department of Pediatrics (CC and FJM), University of Arizona, Tucson 85724, USA
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  • Craig Newschaffer, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA
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  • F. John Meaney, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • College of Public Health (SP) and Department of Pediatrics (CC and FJM), University of Arizona, Tucson 85724, USA
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  • Jane Charles, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston South Caralina 29403, USA
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  • Anita Washington, M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Research Triangle Institute International, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
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  • Lydia King, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston South Caralina 29403, USA
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  • Maria Kolotos, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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  • Kristen Mancilla, B.A.

      Affiliations

    • College of Public Health (SP) and Department of Pediatrics (CC and FJM), University of Arizona, Tucson 85724, USA
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  • Cynthia A. Mervis, M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME 04104, USA
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  • Laura Carpenter, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston South Caralina 29403, USA
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  • Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsopp, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA

published online 04 January 2010.

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 Financial disclosure: Dr. Rice conducts a limited number of training sessions to professionals on the diagnosis of the autism spectrum disorders as an approved outside activity separate from employment with the Federal government. The other authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors acknowledge the collaborative work of the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network dedicated project staff who contributed to the data collection for this manuscript. The participation and support from the many educational and clinical programs and data sources have been invaluable. Catherine Lord, Ph.D. (University of Michigan), Gail McGee, Ph.D., and Michael Morrier, Ph.D. (Emory University) provided expertise related to the case definition. Diana Schendel, Coleen Boyle, Esther Sumartojo, Ed Trevathan, and Carole Craft reviewed the manuscript and gave editorial assistance. Sydney Pettygrove, Catherine Rice, Jon Baio, Li-Ching Lee, and Joyce Nicholas had full access to all of the data in their study site and take responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. These projects were funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the CDC. For additional information on these projects, see http://www.cdc.gov/autism.

PII: S1936-6574(09)00192-7

doi:10.1016/j.dhjo.2009.10.008

Disability and Health Journal
Volume 3, Issue 3 , Pages 186-201, July 2010

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