Autism

Autism now affects 1 in ___ children

• 68

• 58

• 48

• 38

1 in 42 boys are diagnosed with Autism

• False

• True

Autism is one of the fastest-growing developmental disorders in the U.S.

• True

• False

Autism costs a family a year on __________ average.

• $30,000

• $40,000

• $60,000

• $100,000

Girls are nearly five times more likely than boys to have autism

• False

• True

About ____ of children with autism do not speak.

• 10%

• 20%

• 30%

• 40%

Autism greatly varies from person to person (no two people with autism are alike)

• True

• False

Autism is the 10th fastest growing developmental disorder, yet most underfunded

• False

• True

Currently there is no cure for autism

• False

• True

Autism is a bio-neurological developmental disability that generally appears before the age of 3

• True

• False