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Research finds vaccines are not behind the rise in autism. So what is? (www.pressdemocrat.com)

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There is no one factor that causes autism — or explains its growing prevalence. Researchers are seeking explanations for the surge. Here are some possibilities.

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[–] [email protected] 52 points 23 hours ago (5 children)

Always important to consider an improvement in detection

[–] oyfrog 5 points 19 hours ago

Also worth noting that people tend to refer to autism as if it's a singular set of phenotypes, when really there's a bunch of ways that autism can manifest; hence autism spectrum disorder.

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