A CDC report analyzing data from 16 U.S. sites, including Maryland, found that autism now affects 1 in 31 eight-year-olds nationwide.

Autism rates in the United States have reached a record high, with about one in 31 children (3.2%) identified with autism ...

Recent research indicates disparities in autism diagnosis, with Hispanic, Black, and Asian/Pacific Islander children more likely to be diagnosed than White children. Diagnoses among adult women ...