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CDC: US autism rates jump 78 percent in past decade

Study authors say more children being diagnosed because of better awareness

Autism study finds 10% of child sufferers 'bloom' and overcome condition

New findings bring hope amid fears of an "autism epidemic" in US.

New drug curbs autistic behavior in mice, US researchers say

Drug found to ease two of the core behavioral symptoms of autism spectrum disorder.

Suxie, 6, who suffers from autism hits himself immediately after being untied to a chair as John Davies (L) looks on at the Bright Connection Centre in Sanya, on Oct. 26, 2009, in China's southernmost island province of Hainan.

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