- Did you know ...
- Autism now affects 1 in 110 children and 1 in 70 boys
- Autism prevalence figures are growing
- More children will be diagnosed with autism this year than with AIDS, diabetes & cancer combined
- Autism is the fastest-growing serious developmental disability
- Autism costs the nation over $35 billion per year, a figure expected to significantly increase in the next decade
- Autism receives less than 5% of the research funding of many less prevalent childhood diseases
- Boys are four times more likely than girls to have autism
- There is no medical detection or cure for autism
- more facts about Autism spectrum disorders
- Autism receives less than 5% of the research funding of many less prevalent childhood diseases.
- Autism research receives 0.5% of the total National Institutes of Health funds allocation budget.
- Many children with autism have a reduced sensitivity to pain but may be extra sensitive to sound, touch and hearing.
- One in 10 extremely premature infants tested positive for autism.
- Children who are born underweight or premature may have a higher risk for autism.
- In 2008, several autistic children from different families were linked to a single sperm donor called ‘Donor X.’
- Autism was added as a special education in 1991 and now is the sixth most common classified disability in the U.S.
- In families with one autistic child, the risk of having a second child with the disorder is approximately 5%.
- Babies born to men over 40 yrs old were almost 6 times more likely to have autism than fathers under 30 yrs old.
- Researchers recommend autistic testing if a baby doesn’t babble or coo by 12 months.
- Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) are guaranteed free, appropriate public education under federal laws.
- The three hallmark features of autism: communication challenges, impaired social interactions, and repetitive behaviour
- Approximately 67 million people worldwide are affected by autism.
- The rate of autism is growing at 14% per year around the world. In China it is growing at a rate of 20% a year.
- The cost of autism over the lifespan is 3.2 million dollars per person.
- Autism is a hidden disability - you can't always tell if someone has it
- Over 40% of children with autism have been bullied at school
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