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2024-12-04 12:38:51 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 40E9EAEA173E2FC14DB09D43175E9FB54B658963E4B976396EEAB4D4F27568DA
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The actual prevalence of autism may not have changed as dramatically as the numbers suggest, but rather we are now recognizing and diagnosing cases that would have been missed in the past. https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/autism-rates-rising-more-prevalent-versus-more-screening-rcna67408 https://www.autismparentingmagazine.com/autism-statistics/ https://www.statnews.com/2023/03/23/autism-epidemic-cdc-numbers/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4520794/ Changes in diagnostic criteria: https://www.drakeinstitute.com/why-are-autism-rates-increasing https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2024/05/17/autism-rates-vaccine-injury-legislation-fact-check/73700768007/ Possible environmental factors: https://www.abtaba.com/blog/autism-increasing-dramatically
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