Did You Know...

• Autism now affects 1 in 110 children and 1 in 70 boys

• Autism prevalence figures are growing

• More children will be diagnosed with autism this year than with AIDS, diabetes & cancer combined

• Autism is the fastest-growing serious developmental disability in the U.S.

• Autism costs the nation over $35 billion per year, a figure expected to significantly increase 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