Nationally, 1 in 68 school-age children are identified as having autism spectrum disorder, the CDC reported in March. That is unchanged from 2014 but up from 1 in 88 two years earlier and 1 in 110 two years before that.
The national rate is based on surveys in parts of 11 states — including Wisconsin, where Dane County and nine other southern counties take part.
In the most recent report, Wisconsin’s rate is 1 in 92, which is lower than the national rate. But the state’s rate is up from two years ago, when it was 1 in 102.
Much more on autism, in Madison, here.