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First, 38 people is hardly a large enough sample to justify a conclusion. Second, out of 38 participants “nearly one quarter were misdiagnosed”? Nine people is hardly significant. And the other 29 were diagnosed correctly. When it comes to developmental disorders, you will always find some people who are not diagnosed accurately. It is not an exact science. The results of this study hardly warrants such a bold headline to your story. To lend credence to your story, you publish a photo of an autistic child with a caption that has nothing to do with the article’s claims (but hey, if it’s in print it has to be true, right?). Hearst and Pulitzer would be proud – this story should be printed on yellow paper. Or in this case a yellow background. This is why I did not renew my subscription to Popular Science; lately there has been less science and more sensationalism.