by Karen Donahue | Aug 16, 2016 | Disability Around The World
As mentioned previously in our daily facts about ADD for the month, ADD is a term that is no longer used on its own. Today ADD is diagnosed as ADHD Inattentive type. According to research gathered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from the National...
by Annie Beth | Apr 26, 2016 | Disability Around The World
Europe In Europe, cerebral palsy occurs in 2 out of every 1000 live births. Numbers are possibly underestimated, due to unreliable registries. However, since cp is the most common disabling condition in childhood, the European Union formed a collaboration in 1998...
by Annie Beth | Apr 19, 2016 | Disability Around The World
It is very difficult to find information or studies about cerebral palsy in Asia. In fact, the most concrete data found, regarding the prevalence of cerebral palsy in Asian communities came not from the continent of Asia itself, but from birth records collected on...
by Annie Beth | Apr 5, 2016 | Disability Around The World
North America About 500, oo0 children in the United States have cerebral palsy. It is the most common childhood physical disability. About 3 children out of every 1000 will be born with cerebral palsy, although the rates fluctuate a bit year to year. In Canada, the...
by Annie Beth | Mar 29, 2016 | Disability Around The World
Europe Interestingly, while autism rates in the US and other parts of Europe have continued to rise, it appears that rates in Britain rose in the 90s, but plateaued out right after 2000. The number has held steady over the past 10 years, despite increased...
by Annie Beth | Mar 22, 2016 | Disability Around The World
As with most countries, the rate of autism in Asia is now higher than was reported 30 years ago. The question always remains as to how much of the increase can be attributed to better diagnosing and reporting, and how much the actual incidence has increased. In China,...
