Did you know:
- Today, Autism affects 1 in 110 children
- Autism affects 1 in 70 boys
- Autism prevalence figures continue to grow
- More children will be diagnosed with autism this year
than with AIDS, diabetes & cancer combined
- Autism is the fastest-growing serious developmental
disability in the U.S.
- Autism costs the nation over $35 billion per year, a
figure expected to significantly increase in the next decade
- Autism receives less than 5% of the research funding of
many less prevalent childhood diseases
- Boys are four times more likely than girls to have
autism
- There is no cure for autism
Prevalence vs. Private Funding
- Leukemia: Affects 1 in 1,200 / Funding: $277 million
- Muscular Dystrophy: Affects 1 in 100,000 / Funding: $162
million
- Pediatric AIDS: Affects 1 in 300 / Funding: $394 million
- Juvenile Diabetes: Affects 1 in 500 / Funding: $156
million
- Autism: Affects 1 in 110 / Funding: $79 million
National Institutes of Health Funds Allocation
- Total 2009 NIH budget: $35.9 billion
- Of this, only $196 million goes directly to autism
research. This represents 0.5% of total NIH funding.
