Autism is just as common in adults - 1 in 100
A new study was published this week by the NHS Information Centre which commissioned the research as part of the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey in 2007, funded by the Department of Health. The survey, carried out by the National Centre for Social Research in collaboration with the University of Leicester, shows that one in 100 adults in England have an autism spectrum disorder. As this is the same prevalence as reported in children, it undermines the theories of those who claim the MMR jab is responsible for the rising toll in recent years.
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