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Is There a Connection Between Autistic Spectrum Disorders and Tick-Borne Illnesses? I live and work in New Jersey, a Lyme endemic area, which also has the distinction of having a very high rate of youth diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The most recent statistics indicate that as many as 1 out of 32 children may be affected by some form of the disorder. Included under the heading of ASD are: Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome and Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS.) In general, these terms are used to describe and differentiate