EU survey to go ahead on autism levels

A major survey on autism is to be carried out across European Union member states to see if the condition is reaching epidemic levels, it emerged today.

EU survey to go ahead on autism levels
Thu, 12 Jan, 2006 - 15:03

A major survey on autism is to be carried out across European Union member states to see if the condition is reaching epidemic levels, it emerged today.

Disability rights campaigner Kathy Sinnott said the European Autism Information System (EAIS) project, which has €480,000 in EU Commission funding, will discover how common the condition is.

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