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HEALTHY LIVING
24 Must Read
Important Facts On
Autism
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Families are always keenly looking at Autism
facts and statistics to help and educate
them better also to help their communities.
Autism Spectrum Disorders are a complex
neurological disorder that impairs the
social, communicative and cognitive
functions and skills.
The thorough understanding
of the science behind the
methodological treatment
for autism is difficult. But
a basic information and
understanding of these
concepts are important to
spread awareness.
In 2014, the “Centers
of Disease Control and
Prevention’s Autism and
Development Disabilities
Monitoring Network”
determined that autism
impacts 1 in every 68 kids
in the USA. The ratio of girls
to boys as well differs – 1 in
every 42 boys and 1 in 189
girls. However, there are
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plenty of interesting facts about
that people will not be aware
of. The multi-million dollar cost
of Autism Spectrum Disorder,
the genetic linking of this and
why New Jersey is called the
Autism capital of the USA. You
will see many more such facts
about autism here below:
List of Autism
Awareness
Facts:
1. Autistic people can lead a
happy life: The autistic people
despite what the others believe
can live happily with the
support of their families and
community.
2. ASD people are more
likely to die: The Autism
Spectrum Disordered people
are 2-5 times more likely to die
as compared to the generic
crowd. This is mostly because
of their health conditions are
more common and they are
prone to seizure and accidents.
3. You can find out Autism
Spectrum Disorder in early
ages: While a lot of disorders
are diagnosed later in
lives, kids with ASD show
differences very soon while
they are in preschool. It can