Today is the first official "World Autism Awareness Day" as decreed by UN resolution 62/139 and is one of only three official disease-specific United Nations Days. In honor of this day, I just wanted to share some facts about Autism:
* Autism is the fastest-growing serious developmental disability in the world.
* There is no medical detection or cure for autism, but early diagnosis and intervention improve outcomes.
* There is no credible medical evidence linking vaccines to Autism.
* 1 in 150 children is diagnosed with autism.
* 1 in 94 boys is on the autism spectrum.
* 67 children are diagnosed per day.
* Autism costs the nation over $90 billion per year, a figure expected to double in the next decade.
* More children will be diagnosed with autism this year than with diabetes, cancer, & AIDS combined.
* Autism receives less than 5% of the research funding of many less prevalent childhood diseases.
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