Dr. Brown has been invited to speak at a prestigious psychological conference on the topic of autism

He will talk on the current scientific knowledge regarding this disorder. What is a key point you would expect him to make based on the authors' discussion of the disorder in the chapter?
A) The apparent surge in diagnoses of autism is linked to important changes in diagnostic practices.
B) There is an autism epidemic and psychologists have no real insights into the dramatic increase.
C) The dramatic increase in diagnoses of autism is directly related to the mumps, measles, and rubella vaccine.
D) The dramatic increase in autism diagnoses is a result of overdiagnosis rather than a real increase and epidemic.


Answer: A

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