Autism advocates, NIH, CDC testify to Congress about research, autism increase - National DC | Examiner.com

Autism advocates, NIH, CDC testify to Congress about research, autism increase - National DC | Examiner.com:
Autism advocates and government officials testified in front of a congressional committee Thursday about the federal response to the dramatic increase in autism diagnoses in recent years.

One in every 88 babies born in the U.S. will develop autism, according to the Centers for Disease Control, a 23 percent increase since 2009 and a 78 percent increase since 2007. In the 1960s, autism was believed to affect one in 10,000 children in the U.S.
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