October 15, 2009
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is responsible for the official autism prevalence rates here in the United States. Although recent studies have shown that autism is affecting 1% of children in the United States, the official CDC data still sits at 1 in 150. In order to understand how the CDC [...]
Read the full article →
October 15, 2009
As parents of children with autism, autistic individuals, or professionals that work in the autism field, we have all undoubtedly heard of one or more of the following autism myths: Refrigerator mothers Autism = intellectual disability Autistics can’t show empathy Everyone with autism is nonverbal Helping to dispel these myths is an important part of [...]
Read the full article →
