Autism diagnoses in a large sample from the UK rose by a startling 787 percent from 1998 to 2018, according to a recent paper.
Published in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, the paper adds to a growing body of research showing increases in the diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) throughout the world, including in the United States—yet the government agencies charged with protecting public health remain hesitant to acknowledge or explain the increase in underlying prevalence.
