Researcher discusses CDC findings that autism rates have increased in kids

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Published April 17, 2025 at 4:31 AM EDT

NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Helen Tager-Flusberg, director of Boston University’s Center for Autism Research Excellence, about CDC findings that autism rates have increased among children.

Michel Martin

Michel Martin is the weekend host of All Things Considered and host of the Consider This Saturday podcast, where she draws on her deep reporting and interviewing experience to dig in to the week’s news. Outside the studio, she has also hosted “Michel Martin: Going There,” an ambitious live event series in collaboration with Member Stations.

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