ApplaUSe For A Cause: Going Blue For Autism Speaks

Autism Bill Hearing (Photo credit: ct senatedems)

* A group of Charity Bloggers that I'm in is blogging about autism this month. If you'd like to join us this month, please click the link above

I don't have autism, but I imagine that it would be like living in a foreign country without knowing it's language or customs. I have a cousin whose son has autism, online friends who are parents of children with autism, and have been a babysitter for a child with autism; but I've never lived with anyone who had it 24-7.
These facts from Autism Speaks explains autism better;
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Did you know ...

Autism now affects 1 in 88 children and 1 in 54 boys
Autism prevalence figures are growing
Autism is the fastest-growing serious developmental disability in the U.S.
Autism costs a family $60,000 a year on average
Autism receives less than 5% of the research funding of many less prevalent childhood diseases
Boys are nearly five times more likely than girls to have autism
There is no medical detection or cure for autism

National Institutes of Health Funds Allocation

Total 2012 NIH budget: $30.86 billion
Of this, only $169 million goes directly to autism research. This represents 0.55% of total NIH funding."

What can you do?

Join our blogathon and write about Autism at least 1 time during April
Donate to Autism Speaks and/or use Goodsearch to raise money for the cause.
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