www.autismawareness.com

I found this information on the link above and the numbers are staggering. It's a very scary thought if things keep on as they are going.


Autism growth rate progression
Here is a simple chart to help understand the Autism growth rate progression

(Past rate approximately doubles every 2 years)
1994
1 in 10,000

1996
1 in 5,000

1998
1 in 2,500

2000
1 in 1,250

2002
1 in 625

2004
1 in 312

2006
1 in 166

2007
1 in 150

Here is how the future may look based on the past progression rates unless something is done today

2009
1 in 75

2011
1 in 38

2013
1 in 19

2015
1 in 9

The growth curve of Autism appears to be doubling every 2 years. It may also mirror the rate of rise in global warming. If autism is linked to mercury in the environment or the pollution of our atmosphere, we have a much larger problem facing our future than we are aware of.

The Autism rate has increased from 1 in 10,000 in 1994 to 1 in 166 in 2005. Now 1 in 150 in 2007, Now 1 in 94 in New Jersey. Many fail to realize what the exponential growth rate of the past 13 years may lead to. This is so serious that if we don't find a way to slow this epidemic soon, statistically it could impact 1 in 9 young children over the next decade.

The acid test: Do you know a family with an autistic child today? There is an autistic child in almost every small community today, this was unheard of 15 years ago.

Hopefully we will find the cause and stop autism in its tracks. There are many wonderful dedicated people working worldwide with new techniques and ideas to help treat autism and find it's cause.