Autism, also known as Autism Spectrum Disorder, has been a disorder that has been around for many generations, and has been classified as a “disease” by some scholars and doctors, but that is not the case. It is classified as a symptom of abnormal development in a pre-developed brain. Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is characterized by very impaired social interaction, verbal and non-verbal communication, and a sort of repetitive behavior that exists. Since there are many children with different experiences of autism, the severity may be more or less compared to the others. The learning, thinking, and the way they solve problems could range from being very gifted to being severely challenged. They may need a lot of help on learning
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It is about 5 times as common, which is a severely bigger chance, than a girl born with the disorder. Statistics show that about 1.5 percent of children in the U.S. are diagnosed with autism, and that percentage has increased drastically, than in the past. In the year 2000, it was about 1 in 150 children, but it went to about 1 in 68 children in 2010. The prevalence of children with autism has also increased within the 10 year span of time. Autism is reported to occur in all types of the race, ethnic, and social groups. There are also risk factors involved when diagnosing children with autism. Some studies have shown that among identical twins, that if one of them develops autism in their life, the other will affected about 36 to 95 percent of the time, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Studies in countries like Asia and Europe had an average prevalence of about 1 percent, meaning that about 1 percent of their population relatively, has autism. In a place like South Korea, they reported a prevalence of 2.6 …show more content…
It is estimated to cost almost $17,000 more per year to take care of a child who was autism, rather than taking care of a child without autism. The children’s expenses would be rom things like health care, education, autism-related therapy, family-coordinator services, and caregiver time. The costs would also be dependent of how severe the autism of the child is. The more the severity of it, the more it would cost to take care of the child due to the child need a lot more attention and care. A child with a more severe form of the disorder would cost about $4000 more per year. Taken together, it is estimated that total societal costs of taking care of children with autism were over $9 billion dollars in 2011. That number could have severely increased in the present day. Children’s average medical expenses with autism than without it have increased between $4,110 and $6,200 per year. That is a pretty hefty price to take care of an autism-developing child. A child with autism would need to be taught how to do things differently than then children without it. The schooling for that child learning how to do things would be a heftier price. Since they need significantly more care, than a child without the disorder, it is safe to say that the average costs would be a lot higher as well. In 2005, the average costs of care for children enrolled in Medicaid with autism were about $10,700 per
It is about 5 times as common, which is a severely bigger chance, than a girl born with the disorder. Statistics show that about 1.5 percent of children in the U.S. are diagnosed with autism, and that percentage has increased drastically, than in the past. In the year 2000, it was about 1 in 150 children, but it went to about 1 in 68 children in 2010. The prevalence of children with autism has also increased within the 10 year span of time. Autism is reported to occur in all types of the race, ethnic, and social groups. There are also risk factors involved when diagnosing children with autism. Some studies have shown that among identical twins, that if one of them develops autism in their life, the other will affected about 36 to 95 percent of the time, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Studies in countries like Asia and Europe had an average prevalence of about 1 percent, meaning that about 1 percent of their population relatively, has autism. In a place like South Korea, they reported a prevalence of 2.6 …show more content…
It is estimated to cost almost $17,000 more per year to take care of a child who was autism, rather than taking care of a child without autism. The children’s expenses would be rom things like health care, education, autism-related therapy, family-coordinator services, and caregiver time. The costs would also be dependent of how severe the autism of the child is. The more the severity of it, the more it would cost to take care of the child due to the child need a lot more attention and care. A child with a more severe form of the disorder would cost about $4000 more per year. Taken together, it is estimated that total societal costs of taking care of children with autism were over $9 billion dollars in 2011. That number could have severely increased in the present day. Children’s average medical expenses with autism than without it have increased between $4,110 and $6,200 per year. That is a pretty hefty price to take care of an autism-developing child. A child with autism would need to be taught how to do things differently than then children without it. The schooling for that child learning how to do things would be a heftier price. Since they need significantly more care, than a child without the disorder, it is safe to say that the average costs would be a lot higher as well. In 2005, the average costs of care for children enrolled in Medicaid with autism were about $10,700 per