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6. Autism Spectrum
Disorder is much more
common in boys: Boys are
more prone to the Autism
Spectrum Disorder almost 5
times more likely than girls.
While there are no scientific
reasons to know why this
unfair ratio but it is believed
that girls may show different
symptoms as compared to the
boys and hence the difference.
7. Autism Spectrum
Disorder is in your genes:
There is no research to prove
the gene that creates Autism
Spectrum Disorder, however;
science has proven that it is
strongly genetic links.
8. Unemployment for
people with Autism Spectrum
Disorder: Although the people
with Autism Spectrum Disorder
have known to have above
average IQ levels, they still
struggle to find jobs.
9. Autism Spectrum
also show up as early as 6
months old. The babies with
Autism Spectrum Disorder do
not react to faces the way any
other baby without ASD does.
4. Care for people with
ASD can be much cheaper:
Lifelong care for an individual
with Autism Spectrum Disorder
could be expensive. However,
study suggests that these
costs can be cut in half if
diagnosed early and treated.
But lifelong care becomes
expensive. Over a lifetime, it
costs from $1.4 million to $2+
million.
5. New Jersey has the
highest autism rate: The
major fact on autism is that
New Jersey (for unknown
reasons) has the highest rate
of Autism Spectrum Disorder
diagnosed in the USA. Either
New Jersey has got good
diagnostic tricks or that there
could be something seriously
wrong in New Jersey.
Disorder has nothing to do with
intelligence: Keeping aside
the learning disabilities which
do hamper the intelligence,
Autism Spectrum Disorder has
nothing to do with it. Almost
44% and above with Autism
Spectrum Disorder have
average intelligence or above
average.
10. Autism is everywhere:
Unlike other disorders which
occur in some parts of the
world or set of people, Autism
Spectrum Disorder has been
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