Autism Signs and How Can be Detected and Intervened Reem Alfahad Arizona State University

What is Autism The so-called ‘Triad of impairment’ summarizes the difficulties of the autistic.

The rate of diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder is increasing by ten to seventeen percent per year, the greatest increase of any developmental disorder. There are four million children born every year, five-hundred thousand with Developmental Disabilities. Thirty-six thousand, five hundred with autism. The ratio is for every one girl diagnosed with autism, four boys will be diagnosed, and forty-one percent of children with autism spectrum disorder will also have intellectual disability. The Prevalence of Autism in New Born Babies in the US

Diagnosis Rate From Past to Present in U.S. Data source: and

Diagnosed at birth to 2 years of age Diagnosed at 3-5 years of age Diagnosed at 6-10 years of age Diagnosed at years of age Total % Percentage % Age of Autism Diagnosis

References Autism Awareness Month: What Every Educator Should Know. (2013, April). Curriculum Review, pp Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). (2008). Retrieved from National Institute of Mental Health: Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs). (2008, jon). Retrieved from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC): Cicchetti Dante, D. G. (2013, November 10). A quarter century of progress on the early detection and treatment of autism spectrum disorder. Development & Psychopathology, 25(4.2), doi: /S Greenspan, S. I. (2006, February). Understanding Autism. Scholastic Parent & Child, pp Linda, G. (2008, May 24). Early interventions could change the autistic brain. New Scientist, pp Ulrich, K. (2007, Jun). Detecting Autism Early. Scientific American Special Edition, pp

Thank you