Today in the News: CDC says autism has risen 30 percent in two years
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According to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 68 U.S. kids has autism. That is a rise of 30 percent from numbers two years ago, which were 1 in 88. The CDC looked at 8-year-old children in 11 states to get the numbers. Also in the report was that autism overwhelmingly affects boys: 1 in 42 boys has autism, while 1 in 189 girls has autism.
Quote of note
"I feel like we were misled in providing the picture. Had I known how the picture was going to be used, I wouldn't have wanted to send it." - Cancer survivor Monika Allen, who let Self magazine use a picture of her running in the LA Marathon while wearing a tutu and a Wonder Woman outfit. The magazine used the picture in a "BS meter" feature and essentially called the outfit ridiculous. Allen wore the outfit because she said it motivated her, USA Today reported.
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