U.S. says autism rate about 1 in 150
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070209/ap_on_he_me/autism_prevalence"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070208/2007_02_08t141047_450x299_us_autism_usa.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=gHoGtaESUiYxFIdIcIWLOA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="People walk along a sidewalk in a file photo. Autism is more common in the United States than anyone had estimated, affecting about one in every 150 children, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Thursday. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - About one in 150 American children has autism, U.S. health officials said Thursday, calling the troubling disorder an urgent public health concern that is more common than they had thought.</p><br clear="all"/>