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ARTICLESThe Autism Epidemic: Fact or Artifact?
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The possibility that the rate of autism is increasing has fueled debate over the past decade (Fombonne, 2002, Fombonne, 2003b, Fombonne et al., 2001, Gillberg and Wing, 1999, Rutter, 2005, Williams et al., 2006, Wing and Potter, 2002). Recent epidemiological studies yield higher estimates than earlier
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The authors thank Dr. Ezra Susser who advised in the development of the models and Dr. Bruce Levin for his guidance in the statistical modeling of distribution of age at diagnosis.
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