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Podcast: Naturally Recovering Autism with Karen Thomas
Episode: The Autism Rate Surges To 1 in 30 Children in the U.S. [Episode 154]
Description: 1 in 30 U.S. Kids Diagnosed With Autism in 2020 — What’s Behind the Surge?
The Children’s Health Defense released an article on the surge of autism and the newly updated diagnosis rate for children with autism now being 1 in 30! According to a JAMA Pediatrics research letter published this month by a team of researchers in China, 1 in 30 — 3.49% — of children and adolescents ages 3 to 17 were diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in 2020
The letter also referenced a new study showing a 53% increase in ASD in American young people since 2017.
What is behind the current surge? Sadly, the CDC and oth...