Is the rate of autism really increasing, or were we just missing it before? Asperger's Syndrome, also known as high-functioning autism, didn't exist as a diagnosis until 1944, and it was another half-century before it was beginning to become more widely-known. Now it is often included in the diagnosis of autism. This article cites testing in an American mental hospital that revealed undiagnosed autism in 10% of patients, and a British study of adults of all ages that found undiagnosed autism in 1%--about the same percentage found among children today.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/autism/la-me-autism-day-four-html,0,6403471.htmlstory
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