A round up of discussion and explication of
Kim et al,(2011) "Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders in a Total Population Sample" Am J Psychiatry Published May 9, 2011 doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.10101532
- Matthew J. Carey at the Autism Science Foundation blog, "Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders in a Total Population Sample . Includes a brief inteview with one of the authors, R. R. Grinker.
- Polly Palumbo at Momma Data Autism Underestimated? Autism Rates Twice as High in South Korea
- Daniel DeNoon at WebMD HealthNews Study: Autism May Be More Common Than Thought
- Steven Novella MD at Neurologica Blog and Science-Based Medicine Autism Prevalence May Be Higher than Thought
- Leart Shaka at Vaccine Times Did Autism Rates Triple Overnight?
- Prometheus at Photon in the Darkness: 2 1/2 Studies: Autism Prevalence and "The Hidden Horde"
"The children newly identified in this study are those whose impairment is pretty much limited to the core features of autism: aberrant socialization, lack of communicating with other people in an accepted way, and restricted or repetitive behaviors," [said Gary W. Goldstein, MD, president and CEO of the Kennedy Krieger Institute. Goldstein was not involved in the Kim study.]... ...How could children with ASD go undetected? In South Korea, the typical school day lasts 12 hours, five to six days per week. It is a highly structured environment with an emphasis on academics rather than on socialization. The core features of ASD may more easily go unrecognized in such an environment.
The very short summary: this is a very thorough, rigorous, and well-performed study with surprising conclusions. The study will need to be replicated (both in South Korea and other countries) before firm conclusions can be drawn, however.
Hi Liz,
We were connected through Alicia and Waldorf/Steiner, but I'm also very interested in the subject of autism.
I just came across this story today about electric shock treatments for autistic children:
http://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/?p=27229
Posted by: Tom Mellett | Sunday, May 29, 2011 at 07:42 AM