Global Autism Prevalence Rates

The Autism Epidemic is global:

• United Kingdom - 1 in 86 children in the UK has Autism
• US - 1 in 88
• China - 1 in 100 &
• Brisbane, Australia - 1 in 100. 

The treatment of Autism and related conditions is costing the Australian economy about $5.8 billion per year.

Source: The Autism Research Institute & Source: International Centre for Autism Research & Education

Autism is the fastest-evolving disorder in all of medical science.

Chairman, Columbia University, Dept. of Psychiatry

• Autism is the fastest growing disability in the United States.
• That means the condition is now more common than cerebral palsy, diabetes, deafness, blindness and leukaemia put together.
• Autism is more common than childhood cancer, diabetes, and AIDS combined.
• Approximately 67 million people worldwide are affected by autism.
• The rate of autism is growing at 14% per year around the world. In China it is growing at a rate of 20% a year.
• The cost of autism over the lifespan is 3.2 million dollars per person.