Autism Nation.

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  • Author(s): Simmons, Clayton
  • Source:
    Psychology Today. May/Jun2009, Vol. 42 Issue 3, p12-12. 3/4p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      AUTISM in children; CHILD development deviations; AUTISM; DEVELOPMENTAL disabilities
    • Subject Terms:
      CALIFORNIA
    • Abstract:
      The article focuses on a study in "Epidemiology" which addressed the mysteriousness of the cause of autism. The researchers found a 600 percent surge in kids under 5 diagnosed with autism in California from 1995 to 2006. They also found partial justification for two theories about the rise. First, physicians are diagnosing kids earlier, so more children in younger age cohorts seem to have the disorder. Second, physicians have switched to a broader set of diagnostic criteria. But, together, these explain only a third of the rise.