Autism increased 53 percent between 2017 and 2020 - July 2022

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Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Children and Adolescents in the United States from 2019 to 2020

JAMA Pediatr. Published online July 5, 2022. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.1846
Qian Li, MM1; Yanmei Li, MM1; Buyun Liu, MD2; et alQingsong Chen, MD3; Xiaohui Xing, MD1; Guifeng Xu, MD, PhD4; Wenhan Yang, MD, PhD1

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complicated neurodevelopmental disability with an increasing prevalence worldwide and considerable implications for individuals and their families.1-3 According to the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, the prevalence of ASD in children aged 8 years was 2.30% in 2018, which was similar to the prevalence of 2.47% in 2014 to 2016 reported by Xu et al.2,4 The aim of the study was to estimate the ASD prevalence among children and adolescents in the US in 2019 and 2020.
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Vitamin D Life - Autism category contains

Autism category has 155 items

 - see also Overview Autism and vitamin D,  Autoimmune ,   Cognitive,    ADHD
Interesting Autistic studies
Autism associated with low Vitamin D

• Most Autism Risk factors are associated with low vitamin D - March 2014
• Rickets – 26 percent had autism: no rickets, no autism (both associated with low vitamin D) – June 2015
• Premature birth 2.5X more likely if mother had low vitamin D and was having twins – July 2013
• Autism 3X more likely after closely spaced pregnancy vs 3 year apart– Jan 2011
• Having twins takes more vitamin D - May 2011

Autism treated by Vitamin D

• Autism treated by Vitamin D (monthly injection of 150,000 IU) – June 2017
• Autism decreased in 8 out of 10 children supplemented with vitamin D – April 2015

Autism reduced by vitamins before and during pregnancy

• Autism reduced 24% for each 4 ng more Vitamin D while pregnant ( ADHD 12%) – Feb 2024
• Low maternal Vitamin D results in larger portion of brain associated with autism – Jan 2020
• Autism risk reduced 2X by prenatal vitamins (Vitamin D or Folic) – Feb 2019
• Low Vitamin D decreases fertility and increases subsequent autism, ADHD, etc – Feb 2018
• Women who had supplemented with any vitamins were 6 X less likely to have autistic offspring – Jan 2018
• Autism rate cut in half when multivitamins (including vitamin D) used during pregnancy – Oct 2017
• Autism rate in siblings reduced 4X by vitamin D: 5,000 IU during pregnancy, 1,000 IU to infants – Feb 2016

Autism and Vitamin D Receptor (not enough Vit D gets to the cells)
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Autism - other risk factors

• Autistic symptoms reduced by Vitamin D and or Omega-3 – RCT March 2019
• Omega-3 probably can decrease Autism and ADHD – March 2019
• Autism risk increased if infant had antibiotics (2X), acetaminophen (3X), or no vitamin D drops (1.5X) – June 2018
• 20 X more Parkinson's and 100X more Autism with GMO soy in China
  • Note >100X increase in Autism while having GMO soy in the US

Autism and Virus/Vaccines
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Dr. Cannell on Autism and Vitamin D in Vitamin D Life

• Autism treated by Vitamin D (80 – 120 ng) – Cannell update May 2018
• Autism Causes, Prevention and Treatment: Vitamin D Deficiency etc. – Book April 2015 Cannell
• Autism cured in a child with Vitamin D, Dr. Cannell comments and cofactor recommendations – March 2015
• Autism and Vitamin D - Dr. Cannell in Life Extension Mag - Jan 2014
• Autism treated by Vitamin D: Dr. Cannell - video June 2013
  • includes his list of 27 reasons to associate Vitamin D with Autism in 2013

Autism and Omega-3
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