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One in 59 US children has autism, according to a report issued today by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  The new estimate is a prevalence rate of 1.7%, up from one in every 68 children (1.5%) in the   2016 report,  which was based on data from 2012.   Some excerpts from CDC Report: Results:  For 2014, the overall prevalence of ASD among the 11 ADDM sites was 16.8 per 1,000 (one in 59) children aged 8 years. Overall ASD prevalence estimates varied among sites, from 13.1–29.3 per 1,000 children aged 8 years. ASD prevalence estimates also varied by sex and race/ethnicity. Males were four times more likely than females to be identified with ASD. Prevalence estimates were higher for non-Hispanic white (henceforth, white) children compared with non-Hispanic black (henceforth, black) children, and both groups were more likely to be identified with ASD compared with Hispanic children. Among the nine sites with sufficient data on intellectual abil...

A recent report by the Center for American Progress shows that students with disabilities aged 3 to 5 make up about 12 % of the early childhood population, yet they represent about 75% of suspensions and expulsions. Alternatively stated, these very young people with disabilities are about 14 1/2 times more likely to be suspended or expelled that their non-disabled peers. Yikes. Here are some other findings: The odds of being suspended or expelled were more than 43 times higher for children with behavioral problems. The odds of being suspended or expelled were 33 times higher for children with ADHD. The odds of being suspended or expelled were more than 14 times higher for children with anxiety. The odds of being suspended or expelled were 10 times higher for children with autism/ASD. The odds of being suspended or expelled were more than 7.5 times higher for children with developmental delays. The odds of being suspended or expelled were more than 4 times higher for children with spee...