Wednesday, March 20, 2013

1 in 50 Have Autism

This AP News article entitled "Health Officials: 1 in 50 School Kids Have Autism" explores new research that states that 1 out of 50 school-aged children have autism, rather than the 1 in 88 statistic that was previously cited. This data is based on a national phone survey, rather than on medical diagnosis data, and less than a quarter of the parents who answered the phone actually responded to the survey. What do you think is the best way to get data on how many children have been diagnosed with Autism?

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