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

Catherine Rice, Ph.D.
- National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
- Corresponding author: 1600 Clifton Road, MS E86. Fax: (404) 498-0792.
Joyce Nicholas, Ph.D.
- College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston South Caralina 29403, USA
Jon Baio, Ed.S.
- National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Sydney Pettygrove, Ph.D.
- College of Public Health (SP) and Department of Pediatrics (CC and FJM), University of Arizona, Tucson 85724, USA
Li-Ching Lee, Ph.D.
- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Kim Van Naarden Braun, Ph.D.
- National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Nancy Doernberg, B.A.
- National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Chris Cunniff, M.D.
- College of Public Health (SP) and Department of Pediatrics (CC and FJM), University of Arizona, Tucson 85724, USA
Craig Newschaffer, Ph.D.
- School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA
F. John Meaney, Ph.D.
- College of Public Health (SP) and Department of Pediatrics (CC and FJM), University of Arizona, Tucson 85724, USA
Jane Charles, M.D.
- College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston South Caralina 29403, USA
Anita Washington, M.P.H.
- Research Triangle Institute International, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Lydia King, Ph.D.
- College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston South Caralina 29403, USA
Maria Kolotos, M.S.
- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Kristen Mancilla, B.A.
- College of Public Health (SP) and Department of Pediatrics (CC and FJM), University of Arizona, Tucson 85724, USA
Cynthia A. Mervis, M.P.H.
- Department of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME 04104, USA
Laura Carpenter, Ph.D.
- College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston South Caralina 29403, USA
Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsopp, M.D.
- National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA

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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

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