General News CDC reports 1 in 68 U.S. children have autism.

I think I might have some form of an autistic spectrum disorder but have never sought a diagnosis but should probably ask my doc for work up. I've always "hid" from doctors the best I can due to a lot of social anxiety. I have a cousin who was recently diagnosed and I know it's highly genetic.

 

I think that autism is being diagnosed better these days and also I think maybe possibly it's being over diagnosed. Like a lot of those cases might be extremely mild autism or something else other than autism. There are a few younger people on the Wrong Planet autism forum who feel they were misdiagnosed. In my case it was blatantly obvious and I was classified as severe when I was 2 years old. In other cases it's like barely detectable.

 

The thing I would say about that, not meaning to discourage you from getting diagnosed, is how big of an impact is potential autism causing you and how will a diagnosis make a difference? I mean it's not like undiagnosed diabetes that needs to be treated with insulin.
There's no treatment of that kind for autism. But it's good for peace of mind or whatever I suppose. Just make sure having that on your permanent record isn't going to mess up you getting jobs and such.

 

Oh yeah. Any neurological disorder of any kind basically. And def anything psychological. No matter how far I progress, I'll never get away from that initial diagnosis of severe autism.

 

I'm more inclined to believe the frequency of autism and Address is rising than a mass wave of mistaken diagnoses.

 

I think its a mix of better diagnosis and misdiagnosis. My sister has autism and it caused her to regress, but a friend of mine has it as well and has a job and takes care of himself, so I wonder if there is a major increase of diagnosis that they are minor cases.

 

I think the ability to diagnose autism and recognise less prominent forms is improving, not the actual number. Of course, I could be wrong, but I hardly think it's on the rise given its nature; it's genetic, as far as I understand it.

 

A ton of conditions are genetic and environmental at the same time.

 

I have autism and was diagnosed when I was just three but it wasn't until my teen years that my mom really sat down to explain it all to me and what it all meant. I think it is great that we raise awareness of autism and people who have it. It's unfortunate that the numbers have increased of people who have autism but I hope we can someday find a cure to this once and for all. I also had a cousin died in a tragic accident a few years ago but he had a very severe case of autism compared to mines which is a lesser case. But I thank you for sharing. I will be sure to pass this forward and share with others I know.

 

This is pretty interesting, I dont know how legit this is but they may be finally starting to find a reason for autism.

Autism research dispels vaccination theories - LancasterOnline: Local News

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/mar/27/cell-growth-abnormal-in-autistic-youths-study/