Comments on: New Study and Increased Rates http://www.originsofautism.com/2009/12/19/new-study-and-increased-rates/ What causes the condition to wax and wane. Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:48:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Socrates http://www.originsofautism.com/2009/12/19/new-study-and-increased-rates/comment-page-1/#comment-497 Socrates Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:13:30 +0000 http://www.originsofautism.com/?p=259#comment-497 I've skimmed the report and can't help but feel that the results are entirely consistent with widely varying levels of experience, skills and diagnostic practices across the different state research groups. The report also contains a number of phrases and concepts that seem to have come straight from the lips of non-academic, non-clinical Lobbyists and campaigners. I personally feel it is almost valueless as a serious epidemiological study. I would suggest better founded material is available from UK sources, ie Baird et.al "Prevalence of disorders of the autism spectrum in a population cohort of children in South Thames: the Special Needs and Autism Project (SNAP)" and the UK government's recent report on adult prevalence by Terry Brugha. I would posit that the consensus in the UK is that the rate of all PDD's is around 1% and has been for a very long time. I’ve skimmed the report and can’t help but feel that the results are entirely consistent with widely varying levels of experience, skills and diagnostic practices across the different state research groups.

The report also contains a number of phrases and concepts that seem to have come straight from the lips of non-academic, non-clinical Lobbyists and campaigners.

I personally feel it is almost valueless as a serious epidemiological study.

I would suggest better founded material is available from UK sources, ie Baird et.al “Prevalence of disorders of the autism spectrum in a population cohort of children in South Thames: the Special Needs and Autism Project (SNAP)” and the UK government’s recent report on adult prevalence by Terry Brugha.

I would posit that the consensus in the UK is that the rate of all PDD’s is around 1% and has been for a very long time.

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