Autism Fact Sheet
- The child with Autism does not connect well with his or her environment.
- is a impairments in communication and the formation of social relationships.
- Children with Autism are often nonverbal.
- Children exhibit serious behavioral changes.
- Autism can afflict all children from all nations rich and poor alike.
- Autism Spectrum Disorders affect one in 154 children worldwide.
- No cure is known.
- Treatments are focused on management in all details of the disorder.
- The disability is lifelong.
- Half the children with A.S.D’s. will never learn true speech.
- A.S.D children have increased to now outstrip those with Down Syndrome.
- In Australia, 1 in 500 children will have A.S.D.
- Weekly, 17 children are diagnosed.
- ASD is 10 times more common than combined muscular dystrophy and cystic fibrosis.
- Childhood cancer, Down Syndrome, Multiple Sclerosis are less common than A.S.D.
- Males are 4 times more susceptible than females.
- Mental retardation is 75 to 80% of the autistic afflicted.