http://www.fightingautism.org/idea/autism-state-rankings.php
Maine is SECOND in the country, trailing only Minnesota in the number of children with autism. In the 2006-07 school year, 1 in 87 children had been diagnosed with autism.
http://www.fightingautism.org/idea/autism.php?
The number of children diagnosed with autism has been increasing in huge numbers over the last several years. Why? I think more kids who were previously diagnosed as having a behavior disorder are now being diagnosed properly with autism. I think the criteria changed (became more vague and more general) so more kids fall into the diagnosing criteria now. However, there is a missing piece that has yet to be found.
http://www.fightingautism.org/clock/index.php
How often is someone diagnosed with autism? How much does it cost a year? The numbers are staggering.
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Very interesting. I only personallly know one kid with autism, but I realize that there are a lot that are still undiagnosed.
I am a mainer,i have high functioning autism, and i also know several other people with autism/aspergers.
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