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Just last week, U.S. health authorities announced that autism is more common than previously thought. About 1 in 88 children in the United States have an autism spectrum disorder

Diagnoses have risen 78% since 2000

Most medications don't help, and while some find improvements with intense (and expensive) behavioral therapy, there is no cure .

Women who are obese and/or have diabetes or high blood pressure during pregnancy may be about 60% more likely to have babies with autism, a new study suggests.

According to the study, 34% of U.S. women of childbearing age are obese and 8.7% have diabetes.

they should also warn against so-called "games" that are so risky that they can lead to injury or death.

Parents often don't hear about them until someone in the community is rushed to the emergency room or dies.

"Boys tend to take more risks, as do teens in middle school, although kids of any age may try,"