The first prevalence studies estimated one in 2,500 children were autistic whereas the latest figures indicate around one in every 39 children is reported to have an autism diagnosis. Dr Ginny Russell discusses why we may have seen such an increase.


Dr Ginny Russell is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Exeter Medical School and the Department of Sociology. She will be speaking about time trends in diagnosis of autism at ACAMH’s upcoming Jack Tizard Memorial Lecture and National Conference.