The Trump administration recently re-upped its commitment to finding root causes and treatment for autism spectrum disorder.

Federal officials have called a recent rise in autism diagnoses “tragic” and “an epidemic.”

We’ll hear from local autism advocates who are taking on these statements at a comedy event.

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The Trump administration recently re-upped its commitment to finding root causes and treatment for autism spectrum disorder.
Federal officials have called a recent rise in autism diagnoses &ldquo;tragic&rdquo; and &ldquo;an epidemic.&rdquo;
We&rsquo;ll hear from local autism advocates who are taking on these statements at a comedy event.
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The Trump administration recently re-upped its commitment to finding root causes and treatment for autism spectrum disorder.  Federal officials have called a recent rise in autism diagnoses “tragic” and “an epidemic.”  We’ll hear from local autism advocates who are taking on these statements at a comedy event.

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