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Autism lags in research investment, new report claims

10 June 2014

Professor Martin Knapp, lead researcher of the study, believes that the discrepancy is caused mainly by a lack of awareness about how the money is spent. ''It's partly because the prevalence and impacts of the disease have only recently started to be appreciated,'' he says. ''Also, a lot of the costs get picked up by families who carry the strain of having to look after someone with autism, so it is hidden from public view.''

This article was published by City AM on June 10, 2014
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