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1School of Medicine, Universidade do Vale do Taquari (UNIVATES), Lajeado, Brazil; National Institute of Science and Technology on Neuroimmunomodulation (INCT-NIM), Porto Alegre, Brazil; Translational Research Group in Autism Spectrum Disorders GETTEA, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Abstract:
The diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has increased significantly in the past decade. A rare condition at the time Kanner (1942) initially described it, ASD has become a public health issue with great social and financial burdens. In 2018, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated the prevalence of autism at 16.8 for every 1,000 (1:59) children by 8 years of age, affecting 26.6 of 1,000 boys and 6.6 of 1,000 girls. These numbers represent an increase of approximately 150% from 2000 to 2014.1.
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