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Study Shows Autism Numbers Up, Some Parents Concerned A new study is showing some startling numbers -- that one-in-91 children is diagnosed with autism. Posted: 6:40 PM Oct 6, 2009 Reporter: Daniel Kemp Email Address: daniel.kemp@wbko.com Story 0 Comments Font Size: A new study is showing some startling numbers -- that one-in-91 children is diagnosed with autism. The study released Monday uses data from the federal government's 2007 National Survey of Children's Health. Those numbers amount to more than one-percent of the U.S. population of children, ages three-to-17. They're alarming stats to one mother whose son battles autism every day. "It's not going away. Every year the numbers go up," said Dana Emmitt-Hall, mother of Cameron Hall, who suffers from autism. Each week, the five-year-old goes to TJ Samson Rehabilitation, where he works on living with autism. For Dana, new numbers showing a significant increase in the number of children with autism is n