Higher autism rates? Awareness can’t be the only reason
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Autism is more widespread, U.S. studies show, but why? – USATODAY.com
Two new government studies suggest autism spectrum disorders are becoming more common in children in the USA. However, researchers say, it is not clear how much of the increase is a result of more frequent and earlier diagnoses and how much is a result of a real rise in the conditions.
“The concern here is that buried in these numbers is a true increase,” Tom Insel, director of the National Institute of Mental Health, said Friday at a news conference. “We’re not sure how big it is.”
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