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What Is Autism
?
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Autism: (aw-tih-zum)
A neurological disorder which affects how a person interacts with their world
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DID YOU KNOW
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1 in 150 children are diagnosed with autism
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Boys are 4 times more likely to have autism than girls
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Approximately 67 children
are diagnosed
per day
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That Means:
Every 20 Minutes A New Case is Diagnosed
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DID YOU KNOW
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More children will be diagnosed with autism this year than with
AIDS, diabetes & cancer combined.
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Autism is the fastest-growing serious developmental
disability in the U.S.
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Autism costs the nation over $35 billion per year
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Autism receives less than 5% of the research funding of many less prevalent childhood diseases.
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THERE IS NO MEDICAL CURE OR DETECTION FOR
AUTISM
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Leukemia affects 1 in 25,000 and
receives over $310 million
in funding
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Muscular Dystrophy affects 1 in 20,000
children and receives $175 million dollars in
funding
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Pediatric AIDS affects
1 in 8,000 kids.They receive
$394 million in funding
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Juvenile Diabetes affects
1 in 500 and receives
$130 million in funding
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Autism affects1 in 150 children.
Yet they receive only$42 million in funding.
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SIGNS & SYMPTOMS
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There is no known single cause for
autism.
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It is generally accepted that it is caused by abnormalities in the brain structure
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Brain scans show differences in the shape
and structure of the brain in children with autism versus neuro-typical
children.
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Many kids with autism flap their hands
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They speak without emotion and have odd speech patterns
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They need to follow schedules or they feel the world is out of control
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Early intervention is key in improving a child’s
overall prognosis.
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Presentation by: Heather Ashby
Sources: www.autism-society.orgwww.autismspeaks.org