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[quote=Anonymous]Another take on this: 'No epidemic' - Some experts agree that these surveys do not suggest there is a worsening epidemic of autism in the United States. A study out earlier this year led by Santhosh Girirajan, assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology and of anthropology at Penn State, found that the rising rate of autism seen in recent years resulted from reclassifying individuals with related neurological disorders. His study analyzed 11 years of special-education enrollment data on an average of 6.2 million children per year, and found "no overall increase in the number of students enrolled in special education." Read more at: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/49769686.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst[/quote]
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