jan 1, 1966 - O'Connor, J.K. Wing, & Victor Lotter from the MRC - First mass survey done of a population in order to generate a percentage for the rate of autism in the general population of Britain. 76,388 children between the ages of 8-10 were surveyed. The results show a 4.5 per 10,000 prevalence rate.
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