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LeftishBrit

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Mon Sep-28-09 04:33 PM
Response to Reply #37

42. There does not appear to be a new 'epidemic'.

A recent study of adults in the UK found the prevalence of autistic spectrum disorders in adults to be about 1 in 100 by current diagnostic criteria: the same, if not slightly higher, than the findings for children. In the past, autistic individuals were often diagnosed simply as 'mentally handicapped', 'disturbed' or 'psychotic'.

I would not be surprised, however, if prenatal exposure to pollutants (which is not something new) does increase the risk, and certainly it needs more study.

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