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Two studies missed last year (sorry) but are of importance to the autism community include a modified version of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to treat anxiety, which was adapted and updated for people with ASD. It also works better than traditional CBT, which is good news for the 80% of people with ASD that also suffer from anxiety. Also, in recognition of MLK day today, the CDC released information last year that shows that 1/4 of those that they counted in their prevalence numbers were missed by schools or other health care providers. Unfortunately, those who were black or hispanic were more likely to be those that were missed but still met criteria. This just shows that educators have to do better in helping those with ASD from all racial and ethnic backgrounds.