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How to support increasing autism spectrum disorder(ASD)|Learning disability|Developmental disability|Autism symptoms

 Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control shows that childhood autism rates are at an all-time high since the CDC began tracking data in 2000. About 2.3% of U.S. children, or one in 44, were diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder by 2018, compared to 1 in 150 children in 2000. For boys, the rate rises to about one in four. <a href='https://www.freepik.com/photos/sorrow'>Sorrow photo created by master1305 - www.freepik.com</a> Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurological disorder that affects the way people communicate, communicate, learn, and behave. The disease is characterized by difficulty in communicating with other people; limited interests and repetitive behaviors; and symptoms that affect the ability to work in school, at work, and in other areas of life. Although autism affects all races and socioeconomic groups, people of color are more likely to be diagnosed later in life. About one-third of people with autism also have a mental disability, an...