“Autism spectrum disorder spiked 175% among people in the U.S. from 2.3 per 1,000 in 2011 to 6.3 per 1,000 in 2022, researchers found. Diagnosis rates climbed at a faster rate among adults in their mid-20s to mid-30s in that period, according to a study published Wednesday in JAMA Network Open.”

  • ThePowerOfGeek
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    3721 days ago

    And the pandemic. The effects of the pandemic did a massive number on so many younger kids behaviorally.

    So yeah, there are numerous reasons for the upswing in social and behavioral issues in kids over the last several years.

    • @seaQueue@lemmy.world
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      And the lack of parents at home during the day to parent, and the fact that those parents are exhausted at night when they both finish working.

      We’ve really created a perfect storm of horrible conditions to raise healthy and well adjusted children