| Number Of Children With Autism | | | | What is the cause of such an unbelievable increase? |
| The plethora of children diagnosed amidst Autism | | | | Some of the research indicates a variety of things |
| spiked out of control in the 1990's. Unfortunately the | | | | including exposure to heavy metals, environmental |
| rate of new cases has been to substantiate annually | | | | issues, and Lyme Disease. Yet there is no proof that |
| as of then. The fresh statistics show overly 1 in 150 | | | | any one of these areas is truly responsible for Autism. |
| children will be affected by Autism. Only 20 years ago | | | | Another scenario is that there have always been |
| the statistics got 1 in 10,000. Number Of Children With | | | | many children with Autism but the diagnosis hasn't |
| Autism | | | | been there like it is now. |
| The United States Department of Education has | | | | It is very understandable why couples planning to have |
| issues reports that Autism is anticipated to continue | | | | children are very concerned about the chances of |
| growing at the rate of 10% to 17% annually. The | | | | their child being affected by Autism. The more parents |
| Center for Disease Control estimates that 1.5 million | | | | know about the signs of Autism the better chances |
| people now suffer from some form of Autism. There | | | | they have of getting early intervention processes in |
| are more than 500,000 individuals under the age of 21 | | | | place for their child. The increase in the number of |
| with some form of Autism right now in the United | | | | children with Autism is very scary for parents and for |
| States. | | | | society as a whole. |
| This numbers include a variety of different disorders | | | | Various research reports indicate boys have a 4 to 1 |
| that are covered under the umbrella of the Autism | | | | chance of developing Autism than girls. It has become |
| Spectrum. They include Classic Autism, Apserger's | | | | more common than cancer for children. Of the 4 million |
| Disorder, Rett's Syndrome, Childhood Disintegrative | | | | children born each year in the United States, it is |
| Disorder, and Pervasive Development Disorder (PDD). | | | | believed 24,000 of them will have some form of |
| Each of these disorders portrays unique | | | | Autism. Don't let your child suffer anymore! Lead your |
| characteristics but they have common elements that | | | | child out of his world through Number Of Children With |
| makes them pervasive in nature rather than specific. | | | | Autism program now! |
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