| Autism PDD is a neurodevelopmental disorder | | | | could be cut by nearly two thirds. |
| characterized by atypical social interplay, abnormal | | | | Boys are three to four times more likely to be |
| communication skills, as well as patterns of interests | | | | diagnosed with autism pdd than girls. But, when a girl is |
| and behavior that are non-standard. Based on current | | | | found to be autistic she will usually suffer its affects |
| research it is believed to occur one in every one | | | | much harsher than her male counterpart. Families who |
| hundred and sixty-six births. This same research says | | | | have one child with the disorder have a one in twenty |
| that it is the fastest growing developmental disability in | | | | chance of having a second child who is also autistic. |
| America. Comparisons to American population growth | | | | Sadly as there are so many things that are not |
| are starting. During the 1990s the United States shows | | | | immediately obvious to some doctors forty percent of |
| a thirteen percent increase in its general population. In | | | | children with the disorder take more than three years |
| this population there is a sixteen increase in people | | | | to be diagnosed. These three years can be intensely |
| dealing with disabilities of any kind. But autism ppd itself | | | | frustrating to parents trying to understand why their |
| has an increase of one hundred and seventy two | | | | child has seemingly turned away from them and is |
| percent for the same time period. Researchers | | | | acting in ways they do not understand. |
| question whether autism pdd, with an annual growth of | | | | This is not just one disorder that covers a number of |
| ten to seventeen percent, is dramatically on the rise or | | | | symptoms. Doctors break autism pdd down into low |
| if it is being seen for what it is when previously it was | | | | functioning and high functioning. These two groups are |
| being misdiagnosed. | | | | dependent on IQ, as well as the ability to read, write |
| Currently there are somewhere between one million | | | | and speak. Many professionals argue that if the |
| and one and a half million people with autism in the | | | | person can communicate they are not autistic, but this |
| Untied States alone. The annual cost of caring for | | | | is not true. There is no cure, but with early intervention, |
| those with autism pdd is ninety billion dollars most of | | | | special education and compassionate caregivers, |
| which is dedicated to helping autistic adults. The feeling | | | | many people with the disorder can grow up to be part |
| is that, at this rate, in another ten years the budget will | | | | of the mainstream world. Others, more deeply |
| grow to over two hundred billion. But, researchers also | | | | affected, will need intervention their entire lives. |
| believe that with early intervention these care costs | | | | |