Prevalence Of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Children Aged 8 Years — Autism And Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, 11 Sites, United States, 2010

On March 28, 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a surveillance summary on autism spectrum disorder (ASD) prevalence in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network is an active surveillance system in the United States that provides estimates of the prevalence of ASD and other characteristics among children aged 8 years whose parents or guardians live in 11 ADDM sites in the United States. A child meets the surveillance case definition for ASD if a comprehensive evaluation of that child completed by a qualified professional describes behaviors consistent with the . . .