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[I] make no pretense of being the last word on the subject of autistic children. …more appropriate to call it one of the first words.

— Rosalind Oppenheim, Founder of Rimland
The Gap Map: A New Autism Map points to diagnostic deserts in the US.

Did you know that more than 80% of counties in the United States do not have a diagnostic center for autism?

The Gap Map

Follow the link for the story of the many geographical barriers to receiving a diagnosis of autism, as well as associated services.
https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/new-autism-map-points-to-diagnostic-deserts-in-united-states/