Statistics

=** Autism Statistics: **=
 * 1 out of 88 people
 * 1 out of 54 boys
 * 1 out of 252 girls
 * 1 out of 166 kids have an ASD
 * Autism is one type of five Autism Spectrum Disorders(ASD)
 * Autism Spectrum Disorders are developmental brain disorders.
 * The other types of Autism Spectrum Disorders are rett syndrome, asperger syndrome, childhood disintegrative disorder, and persuasive developmental disorder.
 * Approximately 1.5 million Americans have autism.
 * More people are diagnosed with autism this year than AIDS, diabetes and cancer combined.
 * Out of 5 disorders/diseases autism has the least private funding, at $79 million. Leukemia($277 million), Muscular Dystrophy($162 million), Pediatric AIDS($394 million), and Juvenile Diabetes($156 million)
 * The National Institutes of Health Funds Allocation(NIH) only gives 0.6% of their funding to autism research.