Autism Prevalence Report Archive
May 28, 2020
The CDC’s website contains a lot of information. Because of this, it can be difficult, if not impossible, to navigate and find what you’re looking for. Who wants to spend hours and hours searching for old reports? We sure don’t! Since we’re fairly confident that we aren’t the only ones who feel this way, we’ve collected and archived all of the CDC’s autism prevalence reports in one, easy-to-find location for you.
Below, you will find:
- Links to PDF copies of reports released by the CDC’s ADDM:
- Scientific reports
- Community reports/summaries
- Any errata published subsequent to the original reports
- Links to TACA’s response to each report
Remember, it takes the CDC about four years to analyze data and release a new prevalence rate. Be sure to take the survey versus the reporting year into consideration when searching the reports.
2020 Report for Survey Year 2016
TACA's Response:
- March 2020 TACA Press Release: Autism Prevalence is Now 1 in 54, Signifying the Seventh Increase in Prevalence Rates Reported by the CDC Since 2000
- April 2020 TACA Blog by Dr. Richard Frye: How the CDC Arrived at its 1 in 54 Estimate, and What it Means for Autism’s Present and Future
2018 Report for Survey Year 2014
TACA's Response:
- April 2018 TACA Press Release: Autism Prevalence Now 1 in 59: Rate Increases 15% in 2 Years
- April 2018 TACA Blog by Dr. Bob Sears: Autism rate: 1 in 59 Kids. It’s Time to Care
2016 Report for Survey Year 2012
Original Report and Detailed Changes:
TACA's Response:
- March 2016 Article: The New Autism Prevalence Rate is Not a Cause for Celebration
2014 Report for Survey Year 2010
TACA's Responses:
- July 2014 Press Release: Autism Groups React to New CDC-Reported Prevalence of 1 in 68 Children
- March 2014 Press Release: CDC Releases New Report on Autism Prevalence of 1 in 68 as autism awareness month begins in April
2012 Report for Survey Year 2008
TACA's Response:
- July 2012 Blog: The Autism Epidemic continues to rage on…
2009 Report for Survey Years 2004 and 2006
TACA's Response:
- December 2019 Article: CDC: One in 110 American Children has Autism
