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Autism Facts

  • Autism is considered a "spectrum" disorder because it represents a broad range of individuals who are uniquely affected in varying degrees.

  • The Center for Disease Control (CDC) reports that an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) occurs in approximately 1 in every 150 births in the United States.

  • Autism is four times more common in boys than it is in girls.

  • ASD occurs across all ethnic, geographic, and socio-economic boundaries.

  • There are no medical tests for diagnosing ASD so it is considered a "behaviorally defined" diagnosis.

  • There is no precise way of determining how much autism someone has.

  • Autism affects multiple areas of development including communication, social interaction, behavior, and sensory functioning.

  • Autism is a biologically based disorder with evidence of neurological differences.

  • The causes of ASD remain in question at this time.

  • Early diagnosis and intensive intervention using applied behavior analysis (ABA) have been demonstrated to produce the best outcomes for individuals with ASD.

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