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Updated: Saturday, 19 Jan 2013, 9:39 AM CST
Published : Saturday, 19 Jan 2013, 9:39 AM CST

John Bumgardner

AUSTIN (KXAN) - As the number of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders climbs, so, too, does the number of questions surrounding this disorder.

Namely, what is autism, why the rise in autism spectrum diagnoses and what is coming in terms of research here in Austin?

Dr. Freedom Perkins, pediatric neurologist at Dell Children’s Medical Center and speaker at the 2013 Central Texas Autism Conference taking place February 2nd joined KXAN to discuss the topic.

For more information about the Central Texas Autism Conference on February 2nd visit Dell Chidren's website .

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Autism cases in children on the rise

Rise in autism spectrum diagnoses

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