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Every twenty minutes, a new case of autism is diagnosed. Every year, in the United States, there are 24,000 new cases of autism. In the United States today, there are 1.77 million cases of autism. Autism is a physical disorder of the brain that causes a lifelong developmental disability. The more current term for autism today is Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). There is a broad range of severity for Autism Spectrum Disorder. ASD ranges from mild to severe; mild ASD patients are more than likely able to participate in a regular classroom setting and may even grow out of the classification of autism. Patients on the more severe end of the spectrum may have retardation and the inability to speak. There is no specific test for ASD but it is diagnosed on whether certain behavioral actions have or have not been developed at the typical age (Exkorn, 2005, p. 7).
Although researchers are aware of some factors that may be the cause......
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