▁may ▁be ▁in ▁decl ine ▁after ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁th iom ers al ▁from ▁all ▁v acc ines . ▁One ▁co - author ▁of ▁the ▁study ▁stated ▁" the ▁inc idence ▁and ▁pre val ence ▁are ▁still ▁decre asing ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ". ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁Ped iat rics ▁magazine ▁claimed ▁that ▁same ▁study ▁indicated ▁that ▁the ▁cum ulative ▁inc idence ▁of ▁aut ism ▁in ▁Den mark ▁was ▁stable ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁but ▁then ▁began ▁to ▁increase ▁after ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁th iom ers al ▁containing ▁v acc ines ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁The ▁other ▁doctor ▁( Dr . ▁P oul ▁Th ors en ) ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁study ▁omitted ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁data ▁indicating ▁dro pping ▁rates ▁of ▁aut ism . ▁Th ors en ▁was ▁later ▁charged ▁with ▁fra ud ▁and ▁em be zz lement ▁while ▁working ▁with ▁A ar hus ▁University . ▁ ▁France ▁France ▁made ▁aut ism ▁the ▁national ▁focus ▁for ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁the ▁Health ▁Ministry ▁now ▁evalu ates ▁the ▁rate ▁of ▁aut ism ▁to ▁be ▁ 6 7 ▁per ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁( 1 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 5 0 ). ▁ ▁Eric ▁F omb onne ▁made ▁some ▁studies ▁in ▁the ▁years ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁He ▁found ▁a ▁pre val ence ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁per ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁for