By Michelle Diament With autism numbers rising every few years, some researchers in the field are sharply questioning the reliability of the government statistics. An editorial published this month in the journal Autism is taking the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to task for the methods they use to assess prevalence of the developmental disorder. The current approach is based on data collected on 8-year-olds in multiple communities across the country. Researchers review medical![]()
