Is autism on the rise? 

Expert fact-checks recent claims

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Posts on social media platforms have recently boosted awareness and acceptance of autism, as users report their own experiences of receiving a diagnosis for, and living with this neurodevelopmental condition. Image for illustration purposes
Posts on social media platforms have recently boosted awareness and acceptance of autism, as users report their own experiences of receiving a diagnosis for, and living with this neurodevelopmental condition. Image for illustration purposes

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  • Recently, there has been increasing awareness about autism diagnoses and their complexity.
  • At the same time, the United States federal health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made several debated claims about autism prevalence.
  • He has claimed that autism cases are on the rise, and that autism has become ‘an epidemic’.
  • He also claimed that environmental toxins are to blame for autism.
  • A board certified family medicine physician helps Medical News Today fact-check these claims.

Posts on social media platforms have recently boosted awareness and acceptance of autism, as users report their own experiences of receiving a diagnosis for, and living with this neurodevelopmental condition.

Follow the link below to Medical News Today to read the full story:

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https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/autism-rise-diagnoses-expert-fact-checks-recent-kennedy-claims

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