Addressing the Congress on Tuesday, President Donald Trump said that the US had seen a spike in autism.

Trump said during his speech, “Not long ago, and you can’t even believe these numbers, one in 10,000 children has autism. And one in 10,000. And now it’s one in 36. Something is wrong, something wrong,” Trump said during his speech.

What is autism?

Autism or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental condition that includes social communication, restricted interests and difficulty with repetitive behavior. Disorders are diagnosed in children under 5 by observation by a physician.

According to the World Health Organization, autism is a diverse group of conditions related to brain development. The abilities and needs of autistic people may vary and develop over time.

Automatic prevalence in America

In his speech, Donald Trump addressed a sharp increase in autism cases in the US, suggesting that it could be an epidemic, although the cause is not clear. He said that already autism cases were one of the 10,000 American children, now it is one of the 36 children. In 2021, Trump’s leading colleague and tech billionaire Elon Musk also revealed that he has aspergar syndrome, a type of autism.

However, according to a New York Times report, Trump’s previous figure of one of the 10,000 cases of 10,000 cases is not completely correct.

In 2000, Born in 1992, about 1 out of 150 children born in the US were detected autism compared to 2020, during which one of the 36 children born in 2012 was diagnosed, according to data from the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Robert F., head of the Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy Junior has suggested that there is a link between childhood vaccination and autism. However, previous studies have examined that principle and dismissed it.

Instead, studies suggest that most of the increase in autism diagnosis is at the miller end of the spectrum, because the clinical criteria is widened.

A study by Alabama University has shown that more than $ 1 billion has been spent on autism research. Nevertheless, there has not been much progress in opening ASD -related risk factors.

It is possible that poor maternal vitamin D conditions may result in a decrease in vitamin D system for brain development as a result of the condition of poor maternal vitamin D or low activity of various vitamin D-related enzymes.

However, more research on this is required.

Scientists have also found that genetic and environmental factors may include as more than 100 genes are associated with positions, and greater parents, especially the old father, are more likely to have a child with autism.

Another causes of increasing autism cases in the US, influencing one of the 36 children, according to the CDC, awareness, better screening and change in clinical norms have increased.

What are the symptoms and symptoms of autism?

According to the CDC, most children suffering from autism have a problem of communication in public and social interaction. Other characteristics of a child include:

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• Saved or not contact with eyes
• Does not respond to the name until the age of 9 months
• Do not show facial expressions like happy, sad, angry and surprised until the age of 9 months
• Does not play simple interactive games until 12 months old
• Uses something or no gestures until the age of 12 months (for example, not goodbye)
• Does not share interests with others until the age of 15 months (for example, shows you an object that they like)
• Does not indicate to make you look anything interesting until 18 months of age
• When other people are hurt or upset at the age of 24 months (2 years), they do not pay attention
• Other children do not notice and they do not join the game at the age of 36 months (3 years)
• During the age of 48 months (4 years), he does not pretend to be anything else like a teacher or superhero.
• Does not sing, dance or work for you till the age of 60 months (5 years)

They may also have repetitive behavior or restricted interests. These include, when they line their toys and changes the order, repeatedly repeats words or phrases, disturbed by minor changes, passionate interests, and have unusual reactions to the sound, smell, taste, look or feel of things.

How is autism diagnosed?

Autism is usually diagnosed on observation of a person’s behavior. In the US, the criterion of the diagnosis of autism is placed in the “clinical and statistical manual of mental disorders” (DSM).

The criteria include problems with social communication and interactions, and restricted interest or repetitive behavior. Both these ‘core’ features should be present in early development.

Automatic prevalence in India

According to the Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP), the prevalence of autism in India is one of the 68 children.

According to estimates, boys are more affected than autism compared to girls, with a male-female ratio of about 3: 1. Awareness about autism is still increasing but better screening methods are required.