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HONOLULU (AP) - The number of autistic children in Hawaii's public school system has nearly doubled in the past four years, state education officials said.
There were 1,143 students diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders last month compared to 656 students August 2001, officials told the Board of Education on Monday.
Autism includes a range of neuropsychiatric disorders affecting a person's ability to interact socially and communicate, causing unusual and repetitive behavior.
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