http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/developmental-disorders Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sun, 05 Apr 2026 09:31:00 -0400 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 09:31:00 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/913/increases-in-the-prevalence-of-autism-disorder-exploring-biological-and-socio-environmental-factors By Amrita N. Singh - Autism is a complex neuro-developmental disorder causing deficits in social interaction and language development at an early age. The severity is based on the level of impaired social communication and restricted, repetitive behaviors. The average prevalence of autism in 2013 was reported to be 1%. However, there has been a 600% increase in the last two decades. Some of this increase can be attributed to a broadening of the definition of Autism since 1980, but the etiology of autism continues to be widely debated, raising questions as to whether the increased prevalence is a result of biological... Sun, 14 Sep 2014 09:34 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/913/increases-in-the-prevalence-of-autism-disorder-exploring-biological-and-socio-environmental-factors