I just wanted to say that that's precisely why we are taking care, as we develop the case definition for the autism surveillance program, to ensure that it's scientifically sound and reliable and that we can in fact replicate and use those measures to get a better sense of the true prevalence of autism in the country. What we've heard loud and clear from stakeholders is that there's a huge information gap in Canada around autism prevalence and that this needs to be filled, but it needs to be done in a very scientific manner.
On December 14th, 2010. See this statement in context.