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January 06, 2010

A new autism study out today by UC Davis finds ten areas in California where autism seems to flourish...
Two of those areas, or clusters as they call them in the study, are located in the counties of San Francisco, Marin and San Mateo.
My vote, and the LA Times agrees is that it's probably more about education the environment, "In one respect, the results were not surprising because it has long been known that high-income, highly educated white parents are more likely to have their children diagnosed with autism and more likely to have them diagnosed at an early age."
Another factor is the father's age... If you've spent any time in Marin, you'll notice the average dad's age is a bit higher...
I'm not a doctor, not do I play one on TV, but if you're looking for more, head on over to Google news
Posted by Jeff Brooks on January 6, 2010 12:03 PM | Permalink
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