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ABC News: Did Autism Rates Double?

Source: Androscoggin News

Chicago : IL : USA | 4 months ago

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Parents are reporting cases of autism at double the rate of the last U.S. government survey in 2003, prompting calls for more research and spawning doubts about the true number of children affected. Researchers estimate that now 1.1 percent, or 1 in 91 children, were told they had a disorder on the autism...

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News Source: National Public Radio | 4 months ago

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News Source: Reuters | 4 months ago

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ABC News: Did Autism Rates Double?

News Source: Androscoggin News | 4 months ago

Parents are reporting cases of autism at double the rate of the last U.S. government survey in 2003, prompting calls for more research and spawning doubts about the true number of children affected. Researchers estimate that now 1.1 percent, or 1 in...
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News Source: CNN | 4 months ago

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News Source: Los Angeles Times | 4 months ago

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News Source: The News Journal | 4 months ago

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@donlemoncnn official release of autism study comes out at midnight. american morning reporting it at 6a.m. eastern monday morning. tune in.
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@donlemoncnn take a look at this link @CindyPDX cnn's present& past work on autism. http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/presents/index.autism.world.html
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@si_jimtrotter SI_JimTrotter: @joselopez88 yes. not saying they will. but they definitely could
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