Divorce rates:
80% of parents of autistic kids end up divorced
Non verbal:
25 % of all autistic kids have little to no words
Age of Diagnosis:
Most children identified with ASD were not diagnosed until after age 4, even though children can be diagnosed as early as age 2.
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, March 2014)
Autism stats:
Autism now affects 1 in 68 children.
Boys were almost 5 times more likely to be identified with ASD than girls. About 1 in 42 boys and 1 in 189 girls were identified with ASD.
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, March 2014)
Cost of Autism:
Autism costs a family $60,000 a year on average
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, March 2014)
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD):
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a group of developmental disabilities that can cause significant social, communication and behavioral challenges. CDC is committed to continuing to provide essential data on ASD, search for factors that put children at risk for ASD and possible causes, and develop resources that help identify children with ASD as early as possible.