According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), nearly one percent of U.S. children have some form of autism. This is 20 times higher than the rate of autism spectrum disorder found in the 1980s. In this NPR broadcast (link below) Alan Zarembo of The Los Angeles Times and clinical psychologist Catherine Lord discuss what’s behind the growing number of diagnoses. The explanations may not be as mysterious as some project.
Listen here: NPR
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