Facts About Autism
- Autism is suspected to affect approximately 1 out of every 110 children. This number has grown by over 600% in the last ten years alone, and no one knows why.
- There is no known cure for autism.
- There is no known cause for autism.
- Each year, more children are diagnosed with autism than are diagnosed with AIDS, diabetes and cancer combined. Yet autism research receives less funding than any of these diseases.
- Autism affects 4 times as many boys as girls.
- The proven treatment for autism is intensive ABA therapy.
- Autism is a spectrum disorder. This means that there are other disorders that are part of the autism spectrum. These disorders include: Asperger’s Syndrome, Rett Syndrome, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder – Not Otherwise Specified.
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