• There are 1.77 million cases of autism in the U.S.• A new case of autism is diagnosed nearly every 20 minutes• There are 24,000 new cases diagnosed in the U.S. per year• 1 in 166 children are diagnosed with autism• The economic impact of autism is more than $90 billion and expected to more than double in the next decade• Autism …
Archived | Autism Speaks: Learn The Signs | Circa February 2005 #NotAnAutisticAlly #AutisticHistory
Learn The Signs I knew something was terribly wrong with my son when he was two. I took him to my pediatrician, detailed my concerns, and was told that nothing was wrong - that I needed to relax, and give him some more time. Trusting this advice was the biggest mistake of my life. Time …
Archived | Autism Speaks: What Is Autism? | Circa February 2005 #NotAnAutisticAlly #AutisticHistory
Screenshot of Autism Speaks: What is autism? Webpage. Full text below. What is Autism? Autism is a developmental disability that generally appears between the ages of 15 and 20 months of age. In most cases, the child is progressing normally, and then begins to regress, losing speech, social skills and physical abilities. While there are …
Autistic Voices WorldWide: From WTAF 60 Minutes Australia To Authentic Autistic Representation | October 14, 2021
Autistic & Divergent Voices: October 14, 2021 Autistic and Divergent voices worldwide: Here are just a few Autistic and Divergent voices, plus a few allies, as captured on October 14, 2021. 60 Minutes Australia Is WTAF? | October 2021 [TW: Very distressing, filicide, suicide, murder, eugenics, abuse, ableism, and more] Bypass and jump to next …
The William Shatner Files | An #AutisticHistory Collection | Circa 2017 – Today
William Shatner In what’s become a yearly occasion, usually around March, William Shatner argues with Autistic people about our fight for human rights, disability rights and our right to representation in legislation. He doesn’t give two ass toots about our freedom in healthcare. Doesn’t care that Autism Speaks is the largest private backer for Autism …
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