Autism - A Global Crisis
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Autism is the fastest-growing disability in the world today,
outpacing childhood cancer, juvenile diabetes, Down Syndrome,
Muscular Dystrophy and pediatric AIDS combined. -
To this day, autism is considered an incurable, life-long
disability and the mechanism behind it remains unknown. -
President Barack Obama has pledged to increase the
federal funding for research, treatment and diagnosis of
autism to $1 billion annually. -
The UN has declared April 2 as World Autism Awareness
Day (WAAD), defining the autism epidemic as a growing
global health crisis. -
Parents and organizations are on the constant lookout for
breakthroughs that might lead to improvement in the children
on the autism spectrum and relief for the heavy strain on their families and society.
No single therapy works for every child. What works for one childAutism Speaks, North America's largest autism
may not work for another. What works for one child for a period of
time may stop working.
science and advocacy organization
There is an urgent demand for a solution
to this rapidly growing crisis.
to this rapidly growing crisis.
Autism is defined as a developmental spectrum of disorders
that severely impair a child’s ability to interact and
communicate with his or her surroundings.
Children on the autism spectrum are often unable to make
eye contact, communicate with the people around them or
express their needs, distress or emotions. Many have great
difficulty performing even basic daily functions, and some
never speak.
that severely impair a child’s ability to interact and
communicate with his or her surroundings.
Children on the autism spectrum are often unable to make
eye contact, communicate with the people around them or
express their needs, distress or emotions. Many have great
difficulty performing even basic daily functions, and some
never speak.
The Alarming Rise of Autism Prevalence
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1 in 110 children in the USA
today are diagnosed
with autism -
10-17% is the annual growth
rate of autism
prevalence -
1,500,000 families in the Western
World are raising a child
with autism -
1,000% increase in autism
prevalence occurred
in the past 20 years
Autism - A Worldwide Epidemic
The Autism Code Technology could be the answer
to the suffering of many children and families
waiting for a solution.
to the suffering of many children and families
waiting for a solution.
