Challenging Claims of an Autism Epidemic — Misconceptions and a Path Forward

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Eicher, T., Quackenbush, J., & Ne'eman, A. (2026). Challenging Claims of an Autism Epidemic — Misconceptions and a Path Forward. New England Journal of Medicine, 394(4), 313-315. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmp2514250

Publication date: 17 Jan 2026 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Article Article language: English
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Publication authors
3
Publication authors identified as autistic
1 / 3 (33.3%)
  1. Tara Eicher
  2. John Quackenbush
  3. Ari Ne'eman *

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Cited references
5
With a DOI
4
Without a DOI, from raw bibliography text
1
1 / 5 (20.0%) cited references include at least one author identified as autistic.
References with data to complete
1 / 5 (20.0%)
References with detected author names
4 / 5 (80.0%)
Without detected author names
1
Without a structured title
1
Without a stable identifier
1
References with raw author names still to review
1
References with external metadata lookup issues
0
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Author names detected in the cited bibliography
9
From DOI or external metadata
9
From validated raw bibliography text
0
Raw names already validated
0
Raw names still to review
1
5 / 9 (55.6%) names are linked to an author already present in AutiHub. 4 / 9 (44.4%) names are not yet linked.
Names linked to a person identified as autistic
2 / 9 (22.2%)
Calculated across all author names detected in the cited bibliography. Among names linked to an author already present in AutiHub: 2 / 5 (40.0%). Distinct people identified as autistic: 2 / 9 (22.2%).
  1. Paul Shattuck (2006). The Contribution of Diagnostic Substitution to the Growing Administrative Prevalence of Autism in US Special Education . Pediatrics, 117(4), 1028-1037. American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
    Type: Article DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-1516 OpenAlex: https://openalex.org/W1991348554
    Crossref OpenAlex
  2. Marissa King , Peter Bearman (2009). Diagnostic change and the increased prevalence of autism . International Journal of Epidemiology, 38(5), 1224-1234. Oxford University Press (OUP).
    Type: Article DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyp261 OpenAlex: https://openalex.org/W2164883603
    Crossref OpenAlex
  3. Anita Thapar , Michael Rutter (2021). Genetic Advances in Autism . Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 51(12), 4321-4332. Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
    Type: Article DOI: 10.1007/s10803-020-04685-z OpenAlex: https://openalex.org/W3084821619
    Crossref OpenAlex
  5. (n.d.). Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee. 2019-2020 Autism research portfolio analysis report. Bethesda MD: National Institutes of Health March 2024 ( https://iacc.hhs.gov/publications/portfolio-analysis/2020/portfolio_analysis_2020.pdf?ver=5 ).
    Type: Other
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