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Media Coverage -- Pediatrics Study Puts Autism Prevalence at 1 in 91 Children
On Oct. 5, 2009, the American Academy of Pediatrics' journal Pediatrics published a study that found a parent-reported autism prevalence rate of one in every 91 American children, including one in 58 boys. Read Autism Speaks' press release about the study and find media coverage of the story below.

ABC News (see also this blog post about the study's methodology)

Associated Press


CBS Early Show

WCBS-NY (Radio) - New York, N.Y.

Chicago Tribune

HealthDay News

KYW1060 Radio

MSNBC.com

National Public Radio

Newsweek

NY1

Reuters

Time.com

USA Today

Washington Post

WebMD


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