We must do this now before our health and education systems are bankrupted and before more children are locked inside themselves with this disease. Children and adults with autism typically have difficulties in verbal and non-verbal communication, social interactions, and leisure or play activities. The disorder makes it hard for them to communicate with others and relate to the outside world. Individuals may also experience sensitivities in the five senses of sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste. In 1997, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that autism and its associated behaviors occur in as many as 1 in 500 individuals.
Autism is four times more prevalent in boys than girls.
It knows no racial, ethnic, or social boundaries. Family income, lifestyle, and educational levels do not affect the occurrence of autism.