Rising autism rates challenge schools

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'The number of students diagnosed with autism in South Carolina’s public schools has more than doubled in the past five years, creating more challenges in programming and staffing for education officials.
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The local trend mirrors national data that show the prevalence has risen to 1 in every 150 American children, and almost 1 in 94 boys, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control in 2007.

Durant said the biggest challenge is making sure that everyone gets the necessary training to provide the right services to the students. Making sure special education teachers have training is much easier than with general education teachers, she added, but no less important.'