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Help please! is autism as common in australia than the us?

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Dr. Wenjay Sung answered

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Autism incidence: Autism is around 1% of us children today with prevalence of 1 out of 88 live births. About 1 in 100 children in australia is diagnosed with ASD (autism spectrum disorder) or nearly 250, 000. Here are some websites for more info: http://www.Cdc.Gov/ncbddd/autism/data.Html http://www.Autismspectrum.Org.Au/a2i1i1l237l113/what-is-autism.Htm.

Answered 6/10/2014

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