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Autism Awareness
Change of Definition
Change of Criteria
There has been changes of criteria for autism. Children now have to meet a different standard to be classified as an autistic child. This also changes the numbers because more children are qualifying than before because of this change.
Proper Treatment
Both of the previous reasons stated leads to this one. Doctors believe that this would help provide more children with more help, which is why the criteria and definition was changed in the first place.
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Narrower Categories
Narrowing the categories is morphing together P.D.D- N.O.S (pervasive devopment disorder- not otherwise specified) and Asperger's Syndrome into one category. This is changing the numbers because everyone whether you had Asperger's or P.D.D-N.OS will be labeled as autistic
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