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April is World Autism Month, prompting key public health figures and prominent media outlets to celebrate autistic children and focus on the importance of inclusivity. But missing from that conversation, experts say, is a discussion of how autism can be prevented.
April is World Autism Month, prompting key public health figures and prominent media outlets to celebrate autistic children and focus on the importance of — and commitment to — inclusivity.
Missing from most official statements and media coverage, however, is a discussion of how autism can be prevented in the first place — and what its root causes might be.
For its part, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced a new set of autism-related initiatives — though its officials appear to be relying on underestimated figures on the prevalence of autism globally.
