Frightening new Autism statistics recently released by the CDC

Frightening new Autism statistics recently released by the CDC:

New Jersey:
1 in 49
Boys: 1 in 29
Girls: 1 in 172
Average age of autism diagnosis is 3 years, 2 months old (earlier than in previous studies)


National:
1 in 88
Boys: 1 in 54
Girls: 1 in 252
Average age of autism diagnosis is 4 years old (earlier than in previous studies)
78% increase in prevalence comparing the 2012 study that looked at the data from children who were 8 years old in 2008 to the 2007 study that looked at the data from children who were 8 years old in 2002 data


Link for the full CDC Community Report: http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/documents/ADDM-2012-Community-Report.pdf