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Autism rates increased, again. But RFK Jr. diverges from CDC report about the reason.

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One in 31 children were diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder in 2022 , an increase from one in 36 in 2020 .

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said “the autism epidemic is running rampant” in response to the report.

The data does not signal an “epidemic,” said Christopher Banks , president and CEO of the Autism Society of America .

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