One in 91 afffected by autism

A new report out yesterday places autism rates among U.S. children at one in 91, with autism now affecting one in 58 boys. These new numbers, from Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, are prompting outrage from parents and autism advocates over inaction from government health agencies in addressing the crisis affecting hundreds of thousands of American families.

The new study also reports that 38.2% of children surveyed had at one time been diagnosed with autism but later lost the diagnosis.

Increasing numbers of parents and researchers believe that autism is preventable and treatable, yet health officials routinely ignore reports of children who have recovered from autism, and to date have not funded clinical studies on promising treatments.