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Host: Has autism become more prominent in recent years?
Peggy Halliday: That is a question that everyone is wondering about because the diagnostic criteria for autism has changed and broadened over the years, but when autism first became its own separate diagnostic category in 1980, the estimates were that autism affected about one in 2000 or 3000 people. So, certainly in terms of number of people diagnosed with autism it is much more prevalent today.
Expert: Peggy Halliday
Program Director for Outreach Services
Peggy Halliday is a board certified associate behavior analyst who has specialized in autism education for the past ten years. She is the Director of Outreach Services at the Virginia Institute of Autism (VIA) in Charlottesville, VA. VIA is a non-profit organization which provides a day school and other resources for families, educators, and other professionals seeking services, training or information about autism More »
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