The Percentage of Children with Autism is Increasing | Autism Facts & Data

[@marybarbera]

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[@RioWilliams797]

1 in 500 to 1 in 36…..that equates to a 1289% increase within 25 years…..personally, i find it difficult to look at those numbers and not consider that there are likely factors present today that weren’t present before….im certain that most would agree that an increase of that magnitude over such a short period of time is unprecedented.

[@Purplelemon5033]

Yep literally all of my friends and colleagues have or believe they have at least one autistic or ADHD child and literally millions of people are on the waiting list waiting to be diagnosed. In England an autistic or adhd diagnosis isn’t necessarily recognised if diagnosed privately so parents have to wait for nhs diagnosis which can take years. It would be interesting to know why the increase in numbers. Maybe it’s Environmental or lots of older mothers or maybe just natural evolution 🤷‍♀️

[@WARDE2000]

I never seen any kids with autism when I was growing up. Now they are so many kids effects it’s very scary

[@marybarbera]

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[@hananoumadam9467]

Early intervention is crucial for any development delays in children. Thank you Dr for your wonderful help for parents and caregivers

[@marybarbera]

Thank you for watching and for your support!

[@Sdoddi]

I always thought autism was very rare.

[@myday2704]

Half my child's classroom has autism now

[@nsdrainagenorthwest1631]

Hi Mary, when you say environmental triggers coupled with genetic predisposition. What would the environmental triggers be? Or atleast what are they believed to be? Many thanks!

[@Fryether]

Could be the forever plastics in our environment ruining our reproductive health.

[@rarmittyipp7513]

I believe introducing early screen time in kids (less than 1 year specially) like tab, phone etc is also contributed as environmental factors.

[@marybarbera]

This is an excellent question and it's really hard to say. I would focus more on how we can help our own children with their specific needs. To learn more, visit my resources page here: MaryBarbera.com/resources.

[@xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoo]

Thanks for sharing this

[@marybarbera]

Of course! It's an alarming statistic. Thanks for watching!

[@MelindaMc]

What was autism called in the 50's?

[@marybarbera]

It went by many names such as Kanner's syndrome and Heller's disease.

[@b0g_dyke]

child schizophrenia or "headbanger syndrome"

[@Sdoddi]

Wow. I thought autism was just common in 2000s.

[@marybarbera]

I have yet to hear about this misconception but thanks for bringing it to light.