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Autism Prevalence Rises Again, Study Finds

Posted on March 23, 2023

Originally published March 23, 2023 by New York Times
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A study released by the CDC shows that 1 in 36 8-year-olds had autism in 2020, up from 1 in 44 in 2018. The increase was especially sharp in Black, Hispanic, and Asian or Pacific Islander children. 

Read the full story from New York Times here.

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