92.7 WOBM » Center for Disease Control http://wobm.com Ocean County's Hometown Station! Fri, 24 May 2013 13:09:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 State's Autism Rate 1 in 49, Rep Chris Smith Working For Prevention, Treatment, & Cure http://wobm.com/states-autism-rate-1-in-49-rep-chris-smith-working-for-prevention-treatment-cure/ http://wobm.com/states-autism-rate-1-in-49-rep-chris-smith-working-for-prevention-treatment-cure/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 08:40:13 +0000 Ilya Hemlin http://wobm.com/?p=69358 New data from the Center for Disease control and Prevention (CDC) shows 1 in every 88 American children has a form of autism, however in New Jersey the rate jumps to 1 in every 49. Congressman Chris Smith is the author of legislation to allot 693 million in funding for research, treatment and awareness, believes the issue needs to be addressed.

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