Autism Skyrockets In Quebec: A Secret No More

According to McGill University Professor Eric Fombonne, the prevalence rate of autistic disorders has risen to 60 per 10,000 individuals [1 in 167]. For decades, such a rate was estimated to be 2 to 5 per 10,000 [1 in 5,000 to 1 in 2,000].

In 2003, the number of individuals with Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD) under the age of 20 was estimated at 10,500 in the Province of Quebec and 45,000 in Canada.

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