Facts about Autism

• 1 in 150 children is diagnosed with autism
• 1 in 104 boys are on the autism spectrum
• 67 children are diagnosed every day
• More children will be diagnosed with autism this year than with AIDS, diabetes & cancer combined
• Autism is the fastest-growing serious developmental disabilty in the U.S
• Autism costs the nation over $90 billion per year, a figure expected to double in the next decade
• Autism receives less that 5% of the research funding of many less prevalent childhood deseases
• Boys are four times more likely than girls to have autism
• There is no medical detection or cure for autism