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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. warns children in the U.S. are being diagnosed with autism at an “alarming rate.” ...

While the agency stressed that increased screening was most likely behind much of the increase, the health secretary, Robert ...

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This chart shows the number of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder in selected countries in 2021 (per 100,000).

The CDC’s data from 14 states and Puerto Rico was taken in 2022, which saw the latest increase in diagnoses. Data from 2020 showed that one in 36 children had autism, while that number was one in 150 ...