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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, the numbers of autism, the incidence, is actually increasing.

https://www.science.org/content/article/autism-rates-are-it-really-rise

[quote]The possibility that autism numbers have jumped as children's' diagnoses are changed has been discussed, says Annette Estes, director of the University of Washington's Autism Center in Seattle. The Penn State study's use of the vast special education database makes a convincing case that is happening, she says. But it doesn't explain all of the increase. "[u]People who are in the field are generally in consensus that the majority of the increase is due to progress in our ability to diagnose and identify people with autism in a broader spectrum than used to be possible[/u]," Estes says. "[u]But then there is this portion of an increase that is not accounted for in a lot of statistical studies that are done[/u]."[/quote][/quote]

That is the opposite of what the article says

But Baio, believes much of the increase they have seen since 2000 comes from growing awareness of autism and more sensitive screening tools. For example, he says, there are now more autism cases with milder symptoms, such as normal or above-normal intellectual ability. At the same time, the number of children identified with autism by experts in the community—such as the school special education programs examined by the Penn State scientists—has come closer to matching the CDC's more comprehensive screening methods.[/quote]

Read the article again.  Especially the last paragraph, which was quoted.  Much of the increase is in diagnosing - some of it cannot be explained and seems to be a real increase in incidence.[/quote]

The article doesn't say that at all. It says 2/3 of the new diagnosis correspond to a label change and they clearly see that because that population dropped off what they used to label as intellectual disability.  The other 1/3 comes from growing awareness of what autism is. That's it.

Add to that, accwss to the INTERNET has enabled parents to find information about symptoms they are observing at home and find answers and then seek diagnosis.

There are many reasons who more people are being DIAGNOSED with autism.  There is zero EVIDENCE that there is an increase in the rate of autism. [/quote]

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