Severe autism cases remained flat over 20 years — even as milder diagnoses skyrocketed 1,800%, study finds

The “autism epidemic,” which has seen a huge rise in the number of people diagnosed with autism in the last 20 years, is a result of the doctors widening the definition of the disorder, while the number of severely disabled autistic people has remained flat, according to the lead researcher behind a bombshell new study. … Read more