About autism

Autism in numbers

For many years a diagnosis of autism was rare, occurring in just 1 child out of 2,000.

However, since the mid-1980s, the rate of autism has increased dramatically around the world. In March 2020, the US Federal Centers for Disease Control announced that

1 in
every 54

children in the United
States is affected
by autism.

Autism is more likely to affect boys than girls,
but children of all genders have been diagnosed with ASD.