Prevalence and Trends of Developmental Disabilities among Children in the United States: 2009–2017, American Academy of Pediatrics

URL: https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/144/4/e20190811?sso=1&sso_redirect_count=1&nfstatus=401&nftoken=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000&nfstatusdescription=ERROR%3a+No+local+token

October 2019
This study investigated the national prevalence of 10 developmental disabilities among US children aged 3 to 17 years between 2009 and 2017. From 2009 to 2011 and 2015 to 2017, there were overall significant increases in the prevalence of any developmental disability. Changes by demographic and socioeconomic subgroups may be related to improvements in awareness and access to health care. Article includes a video abstract with more details of the results.