Autistic Penderitaa Illustrations (Graphics)Boys are four times more affected by autistic spectrum disorders than girlsJakarta (Reuters)-at least one of the 50 school-aged children in the United States diagnosed with autism, that number is up 72 percent since 2007.
However, an increasing number of such cases happen to mild autism, according to the study, as reported in Reuters.
In General, based on a survey conducted by phone to more than 100 thousand old people, found that as many as two per cent of children aged between 6 and 17 years old have autism.
That number increased from 1.16 percent in 2007, when the last study was conducted.
"This could translate into a million school age children 6-17 years old, were reported by their parents suffer from autism," said Stephen Blumberg, senior researcher of the center of the U.s. National Health Statistics as part of Disease Prevention and Countermeasures Center, leader of the research.
As previously thought, a tad more who suffer from autism than girls, that is one of the 37 boys than among 143 girls.
In General, people with autism experiencing difficult disorders communicate and conduct social interaction.
It also occurs as a result of increased understanding of older people are increasing about autism symptoms are attacking their son.
Scientists believe genetic factors constitute the largest percentage of the risk of developing the disorder.
Translator: Maria D. Andriana
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