THE AUTISM EPIDEMIC:
IS ORGANIZED MEDICINE HIDING THE TRUTH?
Part One
By Kathleen Deoul
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AN AUTISM EPIDEMIC

While medical science claims to know little about autism, one thing is certain: its incidence is increasing at epidemic proportions. In the early 1980s, the proportion of children diagnosed with the most acute form of autism annually was roughly one in 10,000. But since that time, there has been a frightening increase. In one study of five counties surrounding Atlanta, CDC researchers reported a rate of one in 375 - almost 27 times more than in the 1980s. Worse, some research suggests that the rate may be as high as one in 150, or almost 67 times the rate of the early 1980s!

Other data confirm the worst fears about the incredible increase in autism rates. According to the United States Department of Education, in 1993, there were 12,222 autistic children enrolled in federal school programs. By 2000, that number had skyrocketed to 65,396. It is important to remember that these figures reflect only those children who are over the age of six and are enrolled in special programs financed by the government. Many school jurisdictions do not provide such services. In fact, one estimate places the number of autistic children in the United States at over 1.5 million!

To illustrate what these figures mean, consider the following:

In the 1990s:

• The U.S. population increased 13%.
• The number of Disabled people in America increased by 16%.
• The number of children with autism increased 172%!

But what could have caused this startling rise in children afflicted with autism?

The Autism Epidemic:
Is Organized Medicine Hiding The Truth?
Part One
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