Autism numbers rising

More children are being diagnosed with autism, prompting the establishment of a new research center in Shanghai and more efforts to detect the disorder in infants. Wang Hongyi reports in Shanghai.

The "children of the stars", as autistic people are called in China, live with slow language development, an unwillingness to communicate and narrow interest ranges.

Autism is a neurological disorder that affects normal brain function. It usually emerges in the first three years of life.