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CHARACTERISTICS OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER IN THE UNITED STATES: HOW HAVE THEY CHANGED OVER TIME AND WHAT DO THOSE CHANGES MEAN FOR EDUCATORS AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS
Saturday, July 11, 2015: 8:30 AM-9:45 AM
Room Number: 112 (Colorado Convention Center)
The Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network is a population-based system for monitoring the prevalence and characteristics of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other developmental disabilities among 8-year-old children living in a number of communities across the United States. This system has collected data every two years from 2000 to 2010; during this time the measured prevalence of ASD has increased from 1 in 150 children (2000) to 1 in 68 children (2010). Over this time, the characteristics of children with ASD have changed, and understanding these changes can help educators and healthcare providers better meet the needs of these children. In upcoming years, the prevalence and characteristics of children with ASD may change further following the revision in diagnostic criteria published in the most recent version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DMS-5). The ADDM Network is prepared to monitor and assess the effect of these changes in the definition of ASD so that communities have the information they need to plan for the services and resources needed for children with ASD and their families.
Content Area: Medicine and Research
Presenter:
Daisy Christensen, Ph.D.
CDC
Dr. Christensen is an Epidemiologist with the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities at the CDC. She currently is the Surveillance Team Lead where she leads the Early Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (Early ADDM) Network and the ADDM Cerebral Palsy Network.