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Autism numbers in the U.S. are on the upswing, with 1 in 31 8-year-olds (3.2%) diagnosed in 2022. In 2000, the ratio was 1 in 150.

Those who work with children with autism say the recent increase in diagnoses comes from better screening for — and wider knowledge of — the disorder.