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Transcript: Studies Suggest Higher Autism Rates
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- October 6, 2009
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MICHELE NORRIS
NPR All Things Considered
10-06-2009
Studies Suggest Higher Autism Rates
Host: MICHELE NORRIS
Time 21:00-22:00 PM
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MICHELE NORRIS, host:
For years, researchers have been trying to understand autism: what triggers the disorder, why are some children more affected than others, and is there a real increase in the prevalence of the disease or just an increased awareness of the problem? Two new government studies seek to shed some light on that last question.
The studies found that as many as one in 100 children have autism spectrum disorder. That would be a 50 percent increase in just over two years, and a much higher number than the current widely accepted estimate of ...