Washington Times article discussing the topic of autism rates

Washington Times.com Article

~~"What does this mean? It seems to indicate that if the adults of years past were subject to today's awareness and diagnostic practices, that the autism rate may actually have held steady all along.

Is autism just an inherent part of the human condition and, for better or for worse, will 1 percent of humans always be autistic?

For me, this study confirms what I have thought for a long time. While I acknowledge that autism and its causes are incredibly complex, I believed, for a long time, that much of the increase in the autism rate is because of improved awareness and a broadening of the diagnosis." READ MORE :

Is there an autism epidemic?

http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/autism-unexpected/2011/may/6/there-autism-epidemic/