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10 Dec 2008, 2:44 am

its 1 in 150 in the United States.
its 1 in 94 in just New Jersey.


Just curious What is the ratio of autism in other states or other countries?


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10 Dec 2008, 2:55 am

1 in 160 in Australia (ages 6-12). That counts all Autism Spectrum Disorders.



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10 Dec 2008, 10:55 am

Sweden:
Asperger: at least 4/1000
PDD-NOS: at least 2/1000
Classical/Kanner: about 1.3/1000

So 0.6% of the population / 1 in 165

And isn't it obvious why the rate of diagnosis has increased?



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10 Dec 2008, 11:00 am

I don't think that anyone really knows for sure


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10 Dec 2008, 11:51 am

In UK it's about 1 in 100.


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