Abstract:This article explored why autism is on the rise globally and the appropriate measures to take to support them. The article found out that the rise in autism may have been contributed due to improved access to healthcare, the society is enlightened and some expanded diagnostic criteria. The article also found that globally there are about 1 in 160 children with ASD while in Kenya it affects approximately four per cent of the population, while the prevalence of higher autism (H-AUT) was found in 0.63% of adolesc… Show more
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