Autism diagnoses in the U.S. surged 175% over a decade. Young adults saw the highest increase, with diagnoses rising 450%.

The Independent is trusted by 27 million Americans from across the entire political spectrum every ... Rates of autism diagnoses have risen substantially across the US in recent years, nearly ...

Yet rates have spiralled in recent years, sparking suggestions that the disorder is now being overdiagnosed. Similar claims ...

A recent analysis showed that in the US, rates have nearly tripled in children and young adults - and about three in every 100 kids has autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Dr Haitham Amal ...

Autism spectrum disorder spiked 175% among people in the U.S. from 2.3 per 1,000 in 2011 to 6.3 per 1,000 in 2022, researchers found. Diagnosis rates climbed at a faster rate among adults in their ...

Autism diagnoses in the U.S. have nearly tripled in just over ten years, according to a new study, with the most significant ...

Autism rates remain highest among the very young: According to this tally, about 30 out of every 1,000 children ages 5 to 8 have an autism diagnosis. That's only slightly higher than the 27.6-per ...

Rates of autism diagnoses have risen substantially across the US in recent years, nearly tripling between 2011 and 2022. The number of people diagnosed with the developmental disability climbed by ...