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July 27, 2006

Principal Findings from the Epidemiology of Autism in California (M.I.N.D. Institute at UC-San Diego)

SITE: Principal Findings from the Epidemiology of Autism in California (M.I.N.D. Institute at UC-San Diego)
URL: http://www.dds.ca.gov/autism/pdf/study_final.pdf
DESCRIPTION: This landmark study was commissioned by the California Legislature and submitted on October 17, 2002. The study was commissioned after the 1999 study from the Department of Developmental Services issued a report titled “Changes in the Population of Persons with Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders in California’s Developmental Services System: 1987 through 1998� showed an increase of reported cases of autism of 273% during that timespan. The University of California’s Medical Investigation of Neurodevelopmental Disorders (M.I.N.D.) Institute conducted this comprehensive pilot study to examine factors that may be associated with this increase. This 70 page reports is one of the most important documents examining the increased rate of ASD.

This entry was posted in the following categories: Government Committees and Reports (including the NIH)

Posted by cseeman at July 27, 2006 06:41 AM

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