Yes there really is an increase in children with Autism

I swear I am so sick of hearing this so called specialists stating that there really is not an increase in autism but rather just an alteration of the diagnostic criteria. Who are they kidding??? Take a look at the schools. The increased numbers in children with severe autism is exploding. No change in the diagnostic tool would account for this---maybe some of the children with Aspergers may have been misdiagnosed but where were all the children with severe autism misdiagnosed before? Well....in the past they were no where near the numbers that are clearly evident today and quite simply yes there an increase in children with autism.