Surging Autism Diagnoses Driven By Social Influence

The surging number of autism diagnoses is driven in part by social interaction between parents, according to a study published in the American Journal of Sociology. The study found that children living near a child who has been previously diagnosed with autism have a much higher chance of being diagnosed themselves in the following year, mainly because of parents learning about autism from other parents who have a child diagnosed with the disorder. read more

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