US President Donald Trump answers questions after making an announcement on “significant medical and scientific findings for America’s children” on Monday in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Havana, Cuba —

Despite what you may have heard recently, and contrary to what US President Donald Trump apparently believes, there is autism in Cuba.

For years the island’s state-run medical system has operated clinics to treat Cubans with autism and carried out campaigns to raise awareness of the neurological developmental disorder. Cuba even offers specialized autism therapies such as swimming with dolphins for foreigners seeking treatment who can pay in badly needed hard currency.

But even though information about how Cuba’s healthcare system treats autism is available to anyon

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