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[โ€“] Serinus@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

we're seeing an increase in the diagnosis of autism.

Absolutely.

We're not seeing an increase in Autism

Not sure about that. It can be both.

Sure, it's possible, but I'm not sure there's data to support the idea of increasing rates of autism. The increase in diagnosis rates is way too strong of a confounder