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Autism Boom: An Epidemic Of Disease Or Of Discovery?

Autism rates have increased twentyfold in a generation, stirring

parents' deepest fears and prompting a search for answers. But what if

the upsurge is not what it appears to be?

ph Gutierrez, 13, peeks into

his kitchen window in Sanger, Calif. He has been diagnosed as mentally

retarded, but his mother thinks he is autistic. (Francine Orr /Los

Angeles Times)

By Alan Zarembo, Los

Angeles Times First of four parts

Amber Dias couldn't be sure what was

wrong with her little boy.

Chase was a bright, loving 2

1/2-year-old. But he didn't talk much and rarely responded to his own

name. He hated crowds and had a strange fascination with the underside

of the family tractor.

Searching the Internet, Amber found

stories about other children like Chase — on websites devoted to autism.

“He wasn't the kid rocking in the

corner, but it was just enough to scare me,†recalled Dias, who lives

with her husband and three children on a dairy farm in the Central

Valley town of Kingsburg.

She took Chase to a psychologist in Los

Angeles, who said the boy indeed had autism and urged the family to

seek immediate treatment.

But a team at the Fresno agency that

arranges state-funded services for autism said Chase didn't have the

disorder. His problems, staff members said, were nothing more than

common developmental delays that he would eventually outgrow.

Unconvinced, Dias imagined the worst —

that Chase would never have a girlfriend, a job, a place of his own.

She pressed the agency to reconsider and hinted at a lawsuit. Finally,

officials relented, and her son began receiving 40 hours a week of

one-on-one behaviorial therapy.

A generation ago, society most likely

would not have intervened in the life of a boy like Chase. Today,

milder cases such as his are helping to fuel

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Autism Boom: An Epidemic Of Disease Or Of Discovery?

Warrior Parents Fare Best In Securing Autism Services

Families Cling To Hope Of Autism 'Recovery'

Autism Hidden In Plain Sight

A Response to the LA Times Series on Autism

NJ Autistic Adults Lack Programs

Autism Frequently Missed in Children With Epilepsy

MIND Institute Launches Autism Promo Billboards

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Chairman Tom Harkin Introduces Keeping All Students Safe Act

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Colorado District Embarks On 5-Year-Plan To Improve Special Education

Boston Principal Suspended Following Charges Against Aide

Kentucky Mother Upset Over Son's Punishment

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