A rise in autism cases is not evidence of a feared epidemic but reflects that schools are diagnosing autism more frequently, according to a study released on 4/3.

Children classified by U.S. school special education programs as mentally retarded or learning disabled have declined in tandem with the rise in autism cases between 1994 and 2003, the author of the study said, suggesting a switch of diagnoses.

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