Over the last decade, autism has gone from a rare and misunderstood condition to a disorder that may affect as many as 1.5 million Americans. Without a clear explanation in sight, parents and doctors have worked tirelessly to pinpoint the cause of autism, but the answer remains elusive. Are vaccines the missing link?
We now think of autism as a ‘spectrum disorder’ with many more people included as we realize that many individuals have some signs of autism. Many of these individuals would not have been called autistic 10, 20 or 30 years ago—though their developmental differences were apparent. Labeling these difficulties as autism helps access to autism specific treatments.
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