30 Fact’s To Know About Autism Spectrum Disorder
4 min readApr 9, 2021
- Autism spectrum disorder now affects 1 in 68 children. Boys are nearly 5 times more likely than girls to be diagnosed with ASD.
- Autism spectrum disorder is one of the fastest-growing developmental disorders in the United States. ASD is more common than childhood cancer, diabetes and AIDS combined.
- The term stems from the Greek word autos meaning “self”, autism literally means “alone”.
- Autism spectrum disorder affects all nationalities, all creeds, all religions, all races and both sexes. It…
