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Autism and Applied Behavioral Analysis
~ Below are some facts about Autism Spectrum Disorders (About Autism. Retrieved from Talk About Curing Autism Now: http://www.tacanow.org/about-autism/):
- Autism is a pervasive developmental disorder.
- Individuals diagnosed with Autism display deficits in the areas of communication, social skills, and restricted patterns of behavior.
- One in every 91 children in the U.S. have been diagnosed with autism. (NOTE: This number does NOT include: PDD, Aspergers and other spectrum disorders. These statistics are endorsed by the CDC, American Academy of Pediatrics, and other federal organizations.)
- It is estimated that there are approximately one million people in the US affected with autism.
- Autism is now more common than Down Syndrome, Mental Retardation, and Cystic Fibrosis combined.
- Autism strikes boys more often than girls and is roughly four times more common in boys than girls.
- Some children who receive an early diagnosis, medical treatment, intense behavioral intervention (such as Applied Behavioral Analysis), and supplemental therapies will lead typical lives. Not all individuals diagnosed with autism receive such an early diagnosis or enjoy this outcome, however.
