Autism, Through a Social Lens
@article{Poulson2009AutismTA,
title={Autism, Through a Social Lens},
author={Stephen C. Poulson},
journal={Contexts},
year={2009},
volume={8},
pages={40 - 45}
}Since the early 1990s the United States has seen a 10-fold increase in autism diagnoses. In 2007, 1 in 150 children were diagnosed with it, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
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