I would like to take a moment and bring your attention to April being Autism Awareness month. There is a really sweet lady I've gotten the privalage to know a little about, Misty O'Brien. She has a fundraiser page, click here, to raise money for autism. It's a cause VERY close to her heart, her 3 year old little boy Ian started showing signs of autism at 15 months and wasn't diagnosed till last year. He's came a long way and looks like he will be starting Kindergarden with all the other little kids, but go read for your self about how important it is to have funding for autism! Read her story here at her fundraising page! Thank you Misty for sharing your story with everyone, I hope little Ian continues to beat this!
A new case of autism is diagnosed almost every 20 minutes each day and 24,000 new cases diagnosed EACH year.
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The following facts and statistics can be found here plus more!
•U.S. FACTS:
◦A new case of autism is diagnosed nearly every 20 minutes
◦There are 24,000 new cases diagnosed in the U.S. each year
◦The economic impact of autism is more than $90 billion and is expected to more than double in the next decade.
◦Autism receives less than 5% of the research funding of many less prevalent childhood diseases.
◦There is no medical detection or cure for autism.
•AUTISM COMPARED TO OTHER DISABILITIES: Autism is the fastest growing developmental disability in the U.S. today.
◦A new case of autism is diagnosed nearly every 20 minutes
◦There are 24,000 new cases diagnosed in the U.S. each year
◦The economic impact of autism is more than $90 billion and is expected to more than double in the next decade.
◦Autism receives less than 5% of the research funding of many less prevalent childhood diseases.
◦There is no medical detection or cure for autism.
•AUTISM COMPARED TO OTHER DISABILITIES: Autism is the fastest growing developmental disability in the U.S. today.
Autism by the Numbers from the 1980's to 2009 in the usa
1980's: 1-2 in every 10,000 children
Late 1990's: 1 in 500 (thats 20 in every 10,000)
2000: 1 in 250 (40 in every 10,000)
2004: 1 in 166 (60 in every 10,000)
2009: 1 in 110 (60 in every 10,000)
Late 1990's: 1 in 500 (thats 20 in every 10,000)
2000: 1 in 250 (40 in every 10,000)
2004: 1 in 166 (60 in every 10,000)
2009: 1 in 110 (60 in every 10,000)
More facts:
•GIRLS VS. BOYS: Autism strikes boys more often than girls–it is roughly four times more common in boys. Statistics are 1 in every 150 children will be diagnosed with autism, meaning 1 in every 94 boys will also be diagnosed with autism.
•GIRLS VS. BOYS: Autism strikes boys more often than girls–it is roughly four times more common in boys. Statistics are 1 in every 150 children will be diagnosed with autism, meaning 1 in every 94 boys will also be diagnosed with autism.
•FUNDING RESEARCH: In the late 1990s The National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded just $5 million in Autism Research. Today, the National Institutes of Health funds allocation:
◦$29 billion Total NIH funding
◦Only $80 million of the total $29 billion NIH funds allocation directly funds autism research. *Note: This represents 0.28% of total NIH funding.
◦MUCH MORE FUNDING is needed.
•HOW DOES FUNDING FOR AUTISM COMPARE TO OTHER CHILDHOOD DISORDERS & DISEASES?
◦Leukemia 1 in 25,000 Funding: $310 million
◦Muscular Dystrophy 1 in 20,000 Funding: $175 million
◦Pediatric AIDS 1 in 8,000 $394 million
◦Juvenile Diabetes 1 in 500 Funding: $130 million
◦Autism 1 in 91 Funding: $42 million
(Dollar amounts reflect approximate annual funds raised by major private advocacy groups.)
Note: It is important to emphasize we are not suggesting the importance of any one disease over another. The provided funding information is only meant to demonstrate the disparity of funding for autism.
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◦$29 billion Total NIH funding
◦Only $80 million of the total $29 billion NIH funds allocation directly funds autism research. *Note: This represents 0.28% of total NIH funding.
◦MUCH MORE FUNDING is needed.
•HOW DOES FUNDING FOR AUTISM COMPARE TO OTHER CHILDHOOD DISORDERS & DISEASES?
◦Leukemia 1 in 25,000 Funding: $310 million
◦Muscular Dystrophy 1 in 20,000 Funding: $175 million
◦Pediatric AIDS 1 in 8,000 $394 million
◦Juvenile Diabetes 1 in 500 Funding: $130 million
◦Autism 1 in 91 Funding: $42 million
(Dollar amounts reflect approximate annual funds raised by major private advocacy groups.)
Note: It is important to emphasize we are not suggesting the importance of any one disease over another. The provided funding information is only meant to demonstrate the disparity of funding for autism.
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All in all, we need more funding for autism. It's possible for children with autism to attend regular schools and live normal lives. Hopefully, one day there will be a cure for every illness. But we need help getting there, it would be nice to see the same amount of funding for each childhood illness or at least a closer gap between them all. Every child deserves to
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