New U.S. Autism Estimate Is 5.5 Out of 1,000

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"There's somewhat of a dearth of information how autism impacts children and their families," said lead author Laura Schieve, an epidemiologist with the CDC.

Because of its national scope, the CDC report "is probably one of the best" studies of how often autism is diagnosed, said Dr. Eric Hollander, an autism expert at New York's Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

Researchers believe some parents may have answered 'yes' for two similar but less severe diagnoses, Asperger disorder and pervasive developmental disorder (which is sometimes called "atypical autism"). AP

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New U.S. Autism Estimate Is 5.5 Out of 1,000

ATLANTA - About 300,000 US. children have been diagnosed with autism, according to the largest national study so far of the prevalence of th...

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