Not admitted · Third-party claim
Rules 1.1.0 · as of 14 Sep 2026
Owen Scott Muir · Said 13 Sep 2024 · owen-1227
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“Their forecasts for ASD-related medical, nonmedical and productivity losses are $268 billion for 2015 and $461 billion for 2025. The researchers noted that these estimates are conservative and, if ASD prevalence continues to increase as it has in recent years, the costs could reach $1 trillion by 2025.”
Quoted UC Davis research summary the author cites to show why classifying autism (ASD) as a mental health condition under the parity rule is 'a huge deal, financially'. Third-party forecast of US autism-related costs.
A quoted or paraphrased claim by someone else that the author does not adopt as their own.