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How common is autism
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How many people have autism?
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More people have autism than you might think.
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Around 1 in every 100 people has autism.
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Today more people have a “diagnosis” than in the past.
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A “diagnosis” means when a doctor or health person tells you that you have autism.
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This does not really mean that more people have autism than before.
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The truth is that doctors understand autism better than in the past.
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Today doctors are much better at finding autism.
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How to find out if someone is autistic
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People can go to the doctor to find out if they are autistic.
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The doctor may ask other health people to see if someone is autistic.
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It is good to find out if someone is autistic.
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It can help them get the right support.