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"Autism Numbers Are Rising. The Question is Why?" [1]

"One in 110 American children are considered to fall somewhere along the autism spectrum, according to the latest report released by the federal government. The new figure, which was released initially in October, comes from the most comprehensive set of data yet on the developmental health of eight-year-olds."

Alice Park reports for TIME December 19, 2009. [2]

Environmental Health [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Public [5]
Source: TIME [2], 12/21/2009
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