The Text Describes Two Alternate Explanations for the Increased Rate

question 57

Multiple Choice

The text describes two alternate explanations for the increased rate of autistic disorder, which are

• A) unhealthy changes in the American diet and increased rates of genetic abnormalities.
• B) increased exposure to lead and increased environmental pollution.
• C) changes in diagnostic practices and the addition of two new disorders to the autism spectrum category.
• D) reactions from other childhood vaccinations and the inclusion of a comorbid autism disorder for children with intellectual disability.

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