Are they diagnostics of rising autism? Checking the facts that checked Donald Trump’s claim to Congress

It has been almost two days since the US President Donald Trump has done his girl speech (for the second term) at Congress on Tuesday, but the speech is still persistent.
Among a wide range of topics, Trump has reached the subject of autism and speaking before a common session of Congress, he said there was an increase in the number of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.
Conformable Centers for disease control and preventionAlthough the fact is true, the information it quoted could be clearer with more context.

What did Trump say?

As he shouted to the US Secretary of Health and Human Services, RFK Jr., Trump said: “Our goal is to remove toxins from our environment, poisons from our food supply and to keep our children healthy and strong. As an example, not long ago, and now you cannot believe that these numbers, one in 10,000 children have autism.

How true is that?

CDC follows the data on the diagnosis of autism spectrum. Trump was right that the number is currently in 1 in 36 diagnosed children; In 2000, it was 1 in 150.
The number of 1 in 10,000 to which Trump probably referred from a study conducted more than half a century ago; In 1970, a Wisconsin researcher published his conclusions in a study in the 1960s, who estimated that the number is at 1 in 10,000 children.
According to the CDC, increasing the amount of diagnoses may be due to a number of factors, including better early detection capacities, more awareness of improved signs and diagnostic symptoms and practices.
As autism becomes a more widespread subject in today’s landscape, here’s everything we need to know about autism spectrum disorder.

What is autism?

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a life development handicap that affects how people learn, behave, communicate and interact with others. Is caused by differences in the brain. Autism, which is a development handicap that affects how people experience the world, can include differences in processing, thinking, physical movement, communication, socializing and continuing daily life.
Zoe Gross, director Advocacy at the Self Advocacy Network, said the USA Today: “We were born autistic and we are autistic our whole life. It affects everything about how we interact and perceive the world. “

How do people affect people?

Autism affects every different autistic person and there is no way to be autistic. Gross describes it as an ice cream bar: the features of autism can be mixed and suitable from one person. Development disability that affects how people communicate, interact and behave. It can also affect how people learn, move and pay attention, such as:
Social and communication difficulties:
Difficulty understanding social rules and bodily language
Difficulties in expressing feelings
Difficulty understanding how others feel
Difficulty in observing social clues
Difficulties of training and maintaining friendship
The tendency to take things literally
Repetitive behaviors:
Repeat words or phrases (echolalia)
Having an intense interest in specific topics
Becoming upset by slight changes in a routine
Sensory sensitivities:
Being more sensitive or less sensitive than other people to light, sound, clothing or temperature
Finding bright lights or powerful, stressful or uncomfortable noises
Learning differences:
Difficulty switching from one activity to another
Taking more time to understand the information
Do or think the same things again and again
Challenges in everyday life:
Problems in school and with successful learning
Employment issues
The inability to live independently
Social isolation
Stress within the family
Victimization and to be intimidated
There is no remedy for autism, but support and intervention can help people develop control skills and strategies.

How common is autism?

The number of people with TSA is increasing, especially since children of color receive more diagnoses after they have been largely overlooked.
According to the CDC, about 1 in 36 children are identified with the autism spectrum disorder (ASD), which means it is considered a relatively common condition that affects a significant portion of the population.
Key points:
1 in 36 children: This is the current estimate of the CDC for the prevalence of ASD among children.
More frequently in boys: boys are almost 4 times larger to be diagnosed with TSA compared to girls.
All racial and ethnic groups: autism affect individuals from all racial and socio -economic groups.