April 4, 2012
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Churchill High School Observes Autism Month
Increasing awareness of a burgeoning disability.
New statistics concerning autism have again propelled the topic of autism and its effects to the forefront of the news. According to the U.S. Center for Disease Control, autism now affects 1 in 88 children, and 1 in 54 boys — a rise of 23 percent in the past two years. More children will be diagnosed with autism this year than with AIDS, diabetes and cancer combined. It is the fastest-growing serious developmental disability in the U.S. — and many consider it a national epidemic.
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