
Tylenol and Autism: What’s True and What Isn’t
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Why Autism Rates Seem to Be Rising
So Helen, if we look at the official data coming from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about autism, we can see that 25 years ago, the prevalence was one in 150 children. What's going on there? Helen explains increased awareness, diagnostic changes, comorbidity with ADHD, and better access to services as major drivers of higher reported prevalence.
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