“Autism spectrum disorder spiked 175% among people in the U.S. from 2.3 per 1,000 in 2011 to 6.3 per 1,000 in 2022, researchers found. Diagnosis rates climbed at a faster rate among adults in their mid-20s to mid-30s in that period, according to a study published Wednesday in JAMA Network Open.”

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    16 days ago

    And the lack of parents at home during the day to parent, and the fact that those parents are exhausted at night when they both finish working.

    We’ve really created a perfect storm of horrible conditions to raise healthy and well adjusted children