Autism notefacts

Autism:
1.Autism affects 1 in 70 boys.
2. No medical test for autism.
3. Diagnosis is based on behavior.
4. Autism symtoms vary.
5.  Is a general term of brain disorder  known as PDD ( Persuasive Development Disorder).
6. 1.5 millions in the U.S. and tens of millions in the world are affected by autism.
7.The rate of autism increases 10-17% annually.
8. Boys are more likely to be diagnosed with autism.
9. People with autism speak without alot of emotion.
10. No one knows how autism is caused.
11. Usually very interested in one topic.
12. Autism cost the nation over 35 billion dollars each year and only takes up 5% of the worlds research.
13. Boys are 4 times more likely to get autism than girls.
14. Children  as young as 1 year can show signs of autism.
15. The simtoms of autism may last a lifetime. 
16. A severly affected person with autism may not be able to take care for themself and be unable to speak.
17. People with autism usually do not make eye contanct. 
18. They will also fail to  seek comfort.
19. They have diffuculty to interpretate others feelings and what they are thinking.
20. People with autism have difficulty seeing things in others people's perspective.
21. Start to reject people after a certain age.
22. IQ is at a normal or superior range.