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Article: Help and hope for families living with autism.(Special Care[SM])
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- The Exceptional Parent
- Article date:
- April 1, 2008
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Autism is a growing public health crisis, with millions of families desperate for solutions and resources. The statistics around the prevalence and societal impact of autism are staggering: as many as one in every 150 children has been diagnosed with some form of autism, representing a new diagnosis every 20 minutes, according to Patricia Wright, Ph.D., MPH, National Director of Autism Services, Easter Seals
Autism (or Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)) is a lifelong disability that affects the way a person's brain functions and usually becomes evident within the first three years of a child's life. People with autism have impaired communication and social skills, ...