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US Autism Rate Is Now 1 in 44

Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola Fact Checked

autism rate 1 in 44

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  • In the mid-1960s, the autism rate was 1 in 10,000. By 2012, it had shot up to 1 in 88. In 2016, it was 1 in 68, and now it’s 1 in 44 8-year-olds

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