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DQ 13_Found Child Development

DQ 13_Found Child Development

Q The incidence of developmental disabilities, particularly of autism has risen in recent years. What do you attribute these increases to and how does having a child with a developmental disability affect family functioning? How will your knowledge of child development assist you in determining proper level of care and resources for children in care?

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The rate of autism have increased in the United States or rather I should say that now we are getting to know more about these cases as the researchers began finding about autism ad started keeping a track on it since 2000. This has also been seen in an article by Gigen Mammoser that wrote that because of better diagnosis, the rate of autism has increased. The main reason for the increase is the growing awareness about the autism as there is no blood test or a brain scan that can detect autism.