The epidemiology of autistic spectrum disorders: is the prevalence rising?

By L. Wing, D. Potter. Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 2002

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The impact of inclusive education reforms on students with disability: an international comparison (2019, methodology): “Following the introduction of the EHA amendments in 1986, the condition remained infrequently diagnosed and poorly understood (Wing and Potter 2002).”
The epidemiology of autism spectrum disorders. (2007, neutral): “For example, the U.S. special education classiﬁcation of autism was introduced only in 1994, and some behaviors consistent with an autism phenotype (51, 145, 178).”
Investigating the Evidence Base of Social Stories (2006, background): “Various possibilities for this rise have been debated: greater awareness of the signs and symptoms of ASD, the broadening definitions of this impairment, or a real increase in the incidence (Gillberg, 1998 ; Wing & Potter, 2002 ).”
Prevalence of autism-spectrum conditions: UK school-based population study (2009, neutral): “9,10 11–16 There have been a series of prevalence studies over the past decade, 17–19 reviewed elsewhere.”
Teacher Training for Implementation of Teaching Strategies for Students With Autism Spectrum Disorders (2011, background): “As the prevalence of ASD continues to rise (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2007a, 2007b; Kogan et al., 2009; Rogers, 1999; Wing & Potter, 2002; Yeargin-Allsopp et al., 2003), it is inevitable that both general and special education teachers will have children with this disability…”