The<\/span> United States CDC<\/strong> continues to publish studies and data on the prevalence of autism.\u00a0And, as the level of diagnosis improves, and it covers well the cases with a less visible diagnosis, the data does not stop increasing.<\/span><\/p>\n The most recent published data (https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ncbddd\/autism\/features\/new-asd-prevalence-numbers-show-gaps-are-closing.html<\/a><\/u>) on eight-year-old boys and girls, based on the analysis of diagnoses of 2016, indicate a prevalence of 1 in 54, compared to 1 in 59 published two years ago. This equates to 1.85%. The ratio of 4 boys to every girl continues to hold true.<\/span><\/p>\n One of the reflections made by the CDC is the differences between the level of diagnosis between the Hispanic and colored communities, although it is clearly observed how progressively their data is closer to that of the white community. The other is that the average age of diagnosis continues to drop, which is seen as a demonstration of better diagnostic capabilities. Thus, at 4 years there are already 84% of cases diagnosed, compared to 74% two years ago. About a third of diagnosed cases also have intellectual disabilities.<\/p>\n The full report can be downloaded at https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ncbddd\/autism\/addm-community-report\/documents\/addm-community-report-2020-h.pdf<\/a><\/u>, the report explains the methodology, based on the review of more than 275,000 records from 11 areas of the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n First data for adults<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n More significant still is the data released by the CDC on the number of adults with autism, as it is the first time that such data has been released. Since more than a few people are diagnosed during adolescence or even into adulthood, an even higher prevalence was to be expected. The CDC has echoed a study published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ncbddd\/autism\/features\/adults-living-with-autism-spectrum-disorder.html<\/a><\/u>), which indicates estimates (not analysis of real data) of 2.21% prevalence, with the 4:1 ratio between men and women remaining almost unchanged.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The United States CDC continues to publish studies and data on the prevalence of autism.\u00a0And, as the level of diagnosis improves, and it covers well the cases with a less visible diagnosis, the data does not stop increasing. The most recent published data (https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ncbddd\/autism\/features\/new-asd-prevalence-numbers-show-gaps-are-closing.html) on eight-year-old boys and girls, based on the analysis of diagnoses […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":240995,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" [et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"3.22\"][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"3.25\" background_size=\"initial\" background_position=\"top_left\" background_repeat=\"repeat\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"3.25\" custom_padding=\"|||\" custom_padding__hover=\"|||\"][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.6.6\" vertical_offset_tablet=\"0\" horizontal_offset_tablet=\"0\" z_index_tablet=\"0\" text_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=\"0px\" text_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=\"0px\" text_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=\"1px\" link_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=\"0px\" link_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=\"0px\" link_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=\"1px\" ul_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=\"0px\" ul_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=\"0px\" ul_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=\"1px\" ol_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=\"0px\" ol_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=\"0px\" ol_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=\"1px\" quote_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=\"0px\" quote_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=\"0px\" quote_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=\"1px\" header_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=\"0px\" header_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=\"0px\" header_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=\"1px\" header_2_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=\"0px\" header_2_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=\"0px\" header_2_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=\"1px\" header_3_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=\"0px\" header_3_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=\"0px\" header_3_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=\"1px\" header_4_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=\"0px\" header_4_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=\"0px\" header_4_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=\"1px\" header_5_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=\"0px\" header_5_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=\"0px\" header_5_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=\"1px\" header_6_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=\"0px\" header_6_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=\"0px\" header_6_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=\"1px\" box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=\"0px\" box_shadow_vertical_tablet=\"0px\" box_shadow_blur_tablet=\"40px\" box_shadow_spread_tablet=\"0px\"]<\/p> El CDC de Estados Unidos<\/strong> sigue publicando estudios y datos sobre la prevalencia del autismo en ese pa\u00eds. Y, a medida que el nivel de diagn\u00f3stico mejora, y cubre bien los casos con un diagn\u00f3stico menos visible, los datos no paran de aumentar. Una de las reflexiones que hace el CDC son las diferencias entre el nivel de diagn\u00f3stico entre la comunidades hispana y de color, si bien se observa claramente como progresivamente sus datos se acercan a los de la comunidad blanca. La otra es que la edad promedio de diagn\u00f3stico sigue bajando, lo que se ve como una demostraci\u00f3n de las mejores capacidades de diagn\u00f3stico. As\u00ed, a los 4 a\u00f1os ya hay un 84% de casos diagnosticados, frente a un 74% dos a\u00f1os atr\u00e1s. Alrededor de un tercio de los casos diagnosticados tienen tambi\u00e9n discapacidad intelectual.<\/p> El informe completo puede descargarse en https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ncbddd\/autism\/addm-community-report\/documents\/addm-community-report-2020-h.pdf<\/a>, y explica la metodolog\u00eda, basada en la revisi\u00f3n de m\u00e1s de 275.000 registros de 11 \u00e1reas de Estados Unidos.<\/p>
Los datos m\u00e1s recientes publicados (https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ncbddd\/autism\/features\/new-asd-prevalence-numbers-show-gaps-are-closing.html<\/a>) sobre ni\u00f1os y ni\u00f1as de ocho a\u00f1os, basados en el an\u00e1lisis de diagn\u00f3sticos de 2016, indican una prevalencia de 1 de cada 54, frente al 1 de cada 59 publicado hace dos a\u00f1os. Esto equivale a un 1,85%. La relaci\u00f3n de 4 ni\u00f1os por cada ni\u00f1a sigue manteni\u00e9ndose.<\/p>