One in 31 U.S. children age 8 or younger are now diagnosed with autism

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One in 31 U.S. children age 8 or younger are now diagnosed with autism, according to a study the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released on Tuesday.

Autism diagnoses are on the rise, according to the study. In 2000, the CDC said 1 in 150 children had been diagnosed with autism. The figure was 1 in 54 in 2016, per the agency.

The CDC attributes the rise of autism diagnoses to improved screening in contrast to claims from President Trump and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a leading proponent of a “debunked” theory linking autism and vaccines.


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