Saturday 27/Sep/2025 – 04:13 AM
Automatic spectrum disorder diagnoses around the world are increasing, as a result of the increasing use of social media.
Increased an autism spectrum disorder around the world
According to the Health and Me, experts confirm that the jump in the numbers does not mean a new epidemic, as much as it reflects the improvement of awareness and diagnosis, with the possibility of environmental factors.
The data of the American Centers for Disease Control (CDC) indicated that the spread of autism increased from one case in every 150 children in 2000, to 1 out of every 31 children in 2022.
Stephen Kawai, the international physician in Seattle, said that the turmoil is no longer a rare phenomenon in books, but a daily reality in schools and clinics.
Psychologist Aghi Babazian explained that a large part of the increase is due to several reasons, including the expansion of diagnostic criteria through contracts, routine examination and monitoring of light cases that were neglected or attributed to other classifications, in addition to providing better access to services, which causes families to request the evaluation early.
She added: We do not see a sudden jump in biological occurrence; As much as we see more accurate monitoring, with the possibility of a real increase, it is not the dramatic that the rigid numbers suggest.
