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Originally Posted by SHIBUMI
It was reported that 1 in 31 newborns will have autism. Autism does have different levels, say 1-5 which it never had in the past, 50's or 60's. So diagnosis is much better now where it was minimal years ago. In the 70's it was 1 in 54.
So part of the reason is better diagnosis. However, what is around today that wasn't around in the 60's. You guessed it Marijuana!
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The numbers have risen because of the spectrum expansion. By today's standard, I was an autistic child. Back then, however, I was just considered socially awkward, emotionally immature, and "gifted" in my school studies. How else does one continually make honor role while receiving the dreaded "U" (unsatisfactory) in conduct?