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Gap between white and black children closes in autism cases fewer diagnoses than their black and white counterparts due to certain social stigmas, he gap in autism diagnoses between white and lack of access to healthcare services and nonblack children has closed as cases rise slightly English primary language, according to the in the U.S., a government report released recentreport. ly revealed. Alison Singer, president of the Autism The new findings are due to more screening; a Science Foundation, worried about the difference of 10% between the current and prior reporting implications of the findings amid the year, the Centers for Disease Control reported. coronavirus outbreak. Autism is a developmental “The rise in disability marked by differences in prevalence is communication, social interaction, For the first time, no concerning, and learning abilities. Parents but more overall difference in the usually notice autistic traits in concerning their children by the age of two, number of white and to us right according to the CDC. now is the black children identified The number of autism cases fact that children with autism spectrum have generally trended upward. with autism are In 2016, 1 in 54 8-year-old children disorder (ASD) was sheltering in place were diagnosed with autism. In due to coronavirus, found. In past reports, 2012, 1 in 64 were diagnosed and 1 and many are suffering in 68 in 2010, the CDC reported. white children were tremendously due to The findings in the CDC report consistently diagnosed severe disruptions in are based on health and medical their routine and lack with autism more often. history records reviewed by of access to mandated the Autism and Developmental therapeutic services,� Singer Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) said in a statement. network. The records belonged to 8-year-olds living in one Meanwhile, the CDC acknowledges it must work of 11 areas of the country in 2016. harder to make autism testing more accessible. For the first time, no overall difference in the number of "More work is needed to improve identification of white and black children identified with autism spectrum ASD within Hispanic communities," the report stated. disorder (ASD) was found. In past reports, white children "The ADDM Network will continue to monitor the number were consistently diagnosed with autism more often. and characteristics of children with ASD to find out if these Black and Hispanic children are still diagnosed at gaps continue to narrow." a later age, however. Hispanic children also receive BY CHELSEY COX, USA TODAY
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