Welcome to Autism Awareness Month
April is designated as Autism Awareness Month. As I've mentioned on here, my son Michael was diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder in December 2007. So this month in particular, I am going to try to do some posts to raise awareness of this disorder.
I will start with the most basic statistics of all...
In 1980, 1 in 100,000 children were diagnosed with autism.
Today, 1 in 150 children are diagnosed with autism.
Clearly we have an issue on our hands that deserves significant attention.
I will start with the most basic statistics of all...
In 1980, 1 in 100,000 children were diagnosed with autism.
Today, 1 in 150 children are diagnosed with autism.
Clearly we have an issue on our hands that deserves significant attention.
posted by Susan | 7:00 AM
3 Comments:
Much needs to be done to raise awareness.
Hi there - I'm so sorry your link didn't get up. I've added it to the blogroll so it should be showing soon.
Thank you so much for participating in blogging for autism awareness month.
And thanks for the nudge :)
~g
"Clearly" is absolutely right!
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