Did you Know?

* One in 150 children in the United States are diagnosed with Autism?
1 in 94 are boys. Five years ago, 1 in 2500 were diagnosed with Autism

*Almost Every 20 minutes a child is diagnosed with Autism, 67 children are diagnosed a day.

*More children will be diagnosed with autism this year than with AIDS, diabetes and cancer combined .

*Autism is the second most prevalent developmental disability in the world today.

*Autism costs the nation over $90 billion per year, a figure expected to double 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

Incidence vs. Private Funding
Leukemia: Affects 1 in 25,000 / Funding: $310 million
Muscular Dystrophy: Affects 1 in 20,000 / Funding: $175 million
Pediatric AIDS: Affects 1 in 8,000 / Funding: $394 million
Juvenile Diabetes: Affects 1 in 500 / Funding: $130 million
Autism: Affects 1 in 150 / Funding: $15 million

All information taken from the www.Autismspeaks.com