ISTANBUL The number of autism diagnoses in Türkiye has surged by 316 percent in the last two decades, primarily due to large-scale research on early diagnosis and rising awareness across the nation, an expert has pointed out. “In 2000, one in 150 children received a diagnosis of autism; by 2020, that number had risen to one in 36,” noted pediatric neurology specialist Doctor Ece Gültekin. This significant rise in the number of individuals with autism diagnoses in the country is closely