How Can the Recent Dramatic Increase in the Number of Cases

question 12

Essay

How can the recent dramatic increase in the number of cases of autism be explained?

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Definitions:

Religious Groups

Communities formed around shared beliefs and practices pertaining to spirituality or faith.

Sects

Smaller religious groups that have broken away from a larger mainstream church or religious organization.

Secularization Thesis

The theory that as societies progress, particularly through modernization and rationalization, religion loses its authority in all aspects of social life and governance.

Worldly Institutions

Organizations and structures that are part of the secular, as opposed to spiritual or religious, aspects of society, including governments, businesses, and educational entities.