Autism 1 in 100 and 50 Things that Mimic ADD

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, " bhanutikare " wrote:

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> Autism is on the increase in the USA. Latest figures just released

> reveal that the rate has reached an average of one case per 160

> children, up from the one-in-200 estimate of the 1980s.

>

> The situation could be worse even than the new figures indicate. In

> New Jersey, one child in every 100 is diagnosed with autism – which

> is similar to the rate recorded in the UK – while the average is

> reduced by figures from other states, such as Alabama, where just

one in 300 children is reported to have autism.

>

> Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC) accept that the Alabama figures are a serious under-estimate,

and reflect the fact that researchers didn't have access to school

> records there.

>

> Researchers are unable to explain the reasons for the increase,

other than improved reporting, which accounts for part of it.

>

> And don't even whisper the word `vaccination'.

>

> Source: New York Times, 9 February 2007

>

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