By Shawn Chaney [ 09/01/2009 ]
Autism Statistics, What Parent Need To Know.
Before giving you the Autism statistics it is important that you know the definition of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Autism Spectrum Disorder is a pervasive developmental disorder characterized by severe deficits in social interaction and communication, by an extremely limited range of activities and interests, and often by the presence of repetitive, stereotyped behaviors. ASD is defined by a certain set of behaviors that can range from the very mild to the severe.
Autism statistics show that Autism Spectrum Disorder is growing at an alarming rate and is currently the sixth most commonly classified disability in the United States that was added as a special education in 1991 and is usually present before the age of three and lasts a lifetime. It is important to make sure that individuals with autism are identified and receive appropriate intervention services as soon as possible. The earlier treatment can be started the better for the child and cost of life long care can be reduced by 2/3 with early diagnoses and intervention.
Autism statistics reported by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) state that 1 in 150 children will be diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Of that estimate 1 in 104 males will be diagnosed and are 4 times more likely to be diagnosed than females, as well as an estimate of 67 children are diagnosed a day. This of course does not include a full population count of individuals diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. With That aside and using the autism statistics that are given above, we can estimate that if 4 million children are born in the United States every year, approximately 24,000 of these children will eventually be diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. More children will be diagnosed with autism this year than with AIDS, diabetes, and cancer combined.
Autism statistics validate that it is currently the fastest growing developmental disability, with a 10% to 17% annual growth. Assuming the occurrence rate has been constant over the past two decades, we can estimate that up to 500,000 individuals younger than 21 have autism. However, many of these individuals may not be classified as having autism until school-age or later.
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