"Fourfold rise in number of children born with autism" "A survey of 15,500 British youngsters, found that 17 babies out of every 10,000 are born with the developmental disorder compared with a previously accepted figure of between four to six cases per 10,000." By Lorna Duckworth Social Affairs Correspondent 28 June 2001 The Independent ------------------------------------------------ FURTHER REFERENCES GO - "search perceptions" - in SEARCH-ENGINE file-ID www.perceptions.couk.com/inautism7.txt