Prevalence of cerebral palsy, co‐occurring autism spectrum disorders, and motor functioning –<scp>A</scp>utism and<scp>D</scp>evelopmental<scp>D</scp>isabilities<scp>M</scp>onitoring<scp>N</scp>etwork,<scp>USA</scp>, 2008

Abstract

The prevalence of CP in childhood from US surveillance data has remained relatively constant, in the range of 3.1 to 3.6 per 1000, since 1996. The higher frequency of ASD in non-spastic than in spastic subtypes of CP calls for closer examination.