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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, but the majority of kids being diagnosed with autism and pushing up the diagnosis numbers to 1 in 68 don't have language delays and most likely would get an ADHD diagnosis if not autism.[/quote]

Huge generalization.  You obviously know jack about developmental delays.

Thanks again, OP for pot stirring with a almost two year old report.  We have lots of uniformed coming over from Gen Par.[/quote]

Story is brand new, not old.  And several news organizations are reporting it.[/quote]

No it's not.  You linked to "recent" content from CNN's website that linked to a news story from a year ago.  Learn how the internet works.

The study was released in [b]March 2014[/b]:  http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2014/p0327-autism-spectrum-disorder.html

It's OLD news.

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Too bad you didn't read the article, which has the followup information in it about contacting the parents after the diagnosis.

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I did read it and saw the quote you/OP provided:  Researchers say some children who are given the autism label may in fact be struggling with other challenges, such as developmental delays or attention issues. Of the parents who were surveyed about the reversed diagnoses, [i]about 74% thought the reversals were due to new information, meaning their child started to show developmentally appropriate social skills or language abilities, as opposed to a child being "cured.[/i]"

This is called, common sense--intervention works.  BTW, surveying parents doesn't mean the kids aren't autistic; they may have just improved their social skills and language abilities through intervention and still have autism.   Again, most people realize that early diagnoses aren't set in stone and early intervention works.  It's not "news."[/quote]

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