Views:
5165
Autism Facts & Statistics
5165
Posted by Eleni Prokopeas on Dec.13, 2008
- 1 in 150 children
- 4:1 ratio of boys to girls
- 1 in 98 boys
- Fastest growing developmental disability
- 100 billion annual costs
- In ten years the annual costs are projected at 200-400 billion.
- Cost of lifelong care can be reduced by 2/3rds with early intervention
- A family with a child with autism will fund 3 to 5 million dollars of services throughout the lifetime of the child.
- More children will be diagnosed with autism this year than cancer, diabetes, Downs Syndrome and AIDS combined.
- Autism receives less than 5% of the research funding of most of the more prevalent childhood disorders.
- Approximately 1 million individuals in the US have autism
Incidence vs. Private Funding (2007)
|
Condition |
Incidence |
Private Funding |
|
Pediatric AIDS |
1 in 8,000 |
394 Million |
|
Leukemia |
1 in 25,000 |
310 Million |
|
Muscular Dystrophy |
1 in 20,000 |
175 Million |
|
Juvenile Diabetes |
1 in 500 |
130 Million |
|
Autism |
1 in 150 |
42 Million |
-
-
-
-
- Studies have shown that environmental toxins like mercury and pesticides cause autism.
- There has been no study that has directly linked a pure genetics basis for autism.
- The fastest growing genetic disorders are approximately 1% per 100 years. Autism is much greater than that.
-
-
-
Information provided by Generation Rescue
Generation Rescue has helped to recover thousands of children from autism and continues to prove that Autism is Reversible.
Posted under Autism, News & Politics.
Article By: Eleni Prokopeas
Profile: Eleni Prokopeas is a mother of three wonderful children and happily married. She lives in Dallas, Texas. Eleni’s son was diagnosed with autism at 2 years old. Unable to find help for him in conventional medicine, she turned to alternative medicine and healed her son of autism by his 6th Birthday. Rather than accepting the diagnosis as life-long, Eleni asked, “Why are neurological problems becoming an epidemic for so many young children, especially boys?” and “How can I help my son reach his full potential?” After spending endless hours researching, reading, calling and asking questions, she has helped her son heal and move through the Autism Spectrum World. It’s because of this experience and passion she created greendivamom.com. This experience changed how she looked and lived her life. “I now know that with knowledge comes power and that we ALL have the power to treat and overcome anything. Eleni Prokopeas is a mother with a passion for sharing empowering information to help improve children’s health and the health of their parents. Eleni volunteers her time to serve as a consultant helping families with children on the spectrum, spending time with her three beautiful children and husband, creating healthy meals and juices daily, yoga and of course working on GreenDivaMom.com.
Website: http://www.greendivamom.com
Latest posts by Eleni Prokopeas
- Using Supplements as a Natural Therapy - November 23rd, 2010
- Lead-Free Lipstick - October 30th, 2010
- Talk to Your Children About Bullying - October 25th, 2010
- Plastic Bottles: Bad for You, Worse for the Environment - September 11th, 2010
- Exercise and Nutritional Supplements - August 28th, 2010
- What Could Be Behind the Autism Increase? - April 28th, 2010
- 7 Green Ideas for Valentine's Day - February 13th, 2010
- Ask Green Diva Mom: Meal Prep with Kids and Raw Foods - December 12th, 2009
- Avoid Organic Junk Food - November 14th, 2009
- Keep Kids Healthy this Halloween - October 30th, 2009
November 22nd, 2009 on 5:31 am
I’ve recently started a blog, the information you provide on this site has helped me tremendously. Thank you for all of your time & work.