Autismeepidemi - 7 faktorer

Hvorfor man kan få det - måske - fejlagtige indtryk at der er en autismeepidemi.

1. There is now better awareness and better diagnosis of autism in most countries in the world.
   
2. Children are being diagnosed earlier than ever
   
3. Autism and schizophrenia are no longer conflated
   
4. The concept of autism has broadened
   
5. In many cases "autism" is replacing the label "mental retardation" and a host of learning disabilities
   
6. Epidemiological methods have changed
   
7. The term "autism" began to be applied to people with clearly identifiable medical disorders.
   

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