Rates of Autism Have Recently

question 83

Multiple Choice

Rates of autism have recently:

• A) decreased in number, which means there are many children with autism who are undiagnosed
• B) decreased in number, due to the fact that physicians are reluctant to negatively label a child
• C) increased in number, which corresponds to an actual increase in cases
• D) increased in number, which is probably due to the recent recognition and diagnosis of more mild cases of autism

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