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Study Finds Inpatient Autism Treatment On The Rise
The number of children with autism who are being hospitalized — often due to mental health concerns — is on the rise, particularly among teens with the developmental disorder, new research suggests. In a study looking at data on over 2 million hospitalizations of California children ages 1 to 18, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine found that between 1999 and 2009, inpatient treatment related to autism nearly tripled. The rise came as the number of hospitalizations related to other developmental disabilities including cerebral palsy,..Read More
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