{"id":78,"date":"2017-07-11T21:39:40","date_gmt":"2017-07-11T21:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.education.uw.edu\/tlh\/?page_id=78"},"modified":"2017-08-18T15:21:50","modified_gmt":"2017-08-18T15:21:50","slug":"module-2-prevalence-and-causes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.education.uw.edu\/tlh\/module-1-introduction-and-historical-overview\/module-2-prevalence-and-causes\/","title":{"rendered":"Module 2: Prevalence and Causes"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tAs new cases of autism have exploded in recent years—some form of the condition affects about one in 110 children today—efforts have multiplied to understand and accommodate the condition in childhood. But children with autism will become adults with autism, some 500,000 of them in this decade alone. What then? \n<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe below link will take you to a video (just double click the highlighted text). The video identifies 1:110 children as being diagnosed with autism. The CDC (Center for Disease Control) announced that it is now 1:88. While you are at the site check out what "autism training solutions" has to offer.\n<\/p>\n

\n\thttp:\/\/www.autismtrainingsolutions.com\/content\/autism-spectrum-disorders-0<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tMyths About Autism\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tAutism Causes in US (WSJ)\n<\/p>\n

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