RISING AUTISM PREVALENCE: REAL OR DISPLACING OTHER MENTAL DISORDERS? EVIDENCE FROM DEMAND FOR AUXILIARY HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN CALIFORNIA.

Autism is a development disorder that has increased in prevalence from 0.5 to 14.7 per 1,000 children over 1970-2010. Using annual wages and provider counts from the American Community Survey and information from 21 regional development centers in California, we estimate the labor demand for auxilia...

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Published in:	Economic Inquiry Vol. 53; no. 1; pp. 448 - 469
Main Authors:	Dave, Dhaval M., Fernandez, Jose M.
Format:	Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell Jan2015
Subjects:	Diagnosis of autism Autism in children Medical personnel salaries Overdiagnosis Autism research
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