Dramatic Autism Statistics
 

Ray Gallup has researched and tracked dramatic autism epidemic statistics

 

  • US: 1 in 67 children has Autism [source]

 

  • US: 1 in 6 children suffers a developmental disorder [source]

 

  • 84% of children receiving EI services are born in New Jersey [source]

 

  • UK: 1 in 38 boys has Autism [source]
 
  • It costs $3.2 million to take care of an autistic person over his or her lifetime. Caring for all people with autism over their lifetimes costs an estimated $35 billion per year [source]