Autism

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

Also, in an area with a variety of private schools, public schools will have a higher percentage of autistic (and other developmentally disabled) kids, since the private schools don't take them.

In a town of 3500, that may not be the case, though. Any factories nearby dumping mercury into the water?

No factories, not much of any industry, and no public water.
You may be right about alternate schools, though. I imagine some of the kids are going to Catholic school (major bus ride), or private/home schooled. Probably not many of those though.