Autism rates rising sharply, CDC reports
Friday, March 30, 2012 - 00:31
in Health & Medicine
A study of 8-year-olds' health records indicates 1 in 88 are affected. Specialists say better diagnoses explain much of the surge. Federal health authorities have significantly raised their estimate of the prevalence of autism in children, concluding in a new study of 8-year-olds that 1 in 88 has some form of the disorder.