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Study finds children with autism more likely to face maltreatment

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Study finds children with autism more likely to face maltreatment
Fri, 15 Feb 2019 12:30:01 EST
A recent study by Vanderbilt researchers of 11 counties in Middle Tennessee revealed that children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) were nearly 2.5 times more likely than children without ASD to be reported to the Child Abuse Hotline by the age of 8.