It was 1 in 110 in 2011 now itβs 2012 and itβs 1 in 88 Are you Autism Aware ? #autismawareness #aspergers #proudautismmom #aspiemom #myloveforautism #myloveforautismboutique #autismangel #autism β€πππ (Taken with Instagram)
Woo! More comparing autism to life-threatening diseases!
I donβt believe there was that big of a jump from 2011 to 2012. It was simply that we were operating on old numbers (from 2008?), so thatβs what it seemed like.
Higher rate = more accurate diagnoses.
individuals=/=
childhood
juvenile
pediatric
INFANTILIZE MUCH???????
That too. There are many of us who are finally obtaining diagnoses, answers as adults and are included in this stat (along with adult autistics who were dx as children). I hate the way only kids are mentioned in these discussions.
Didn’t you know? There are no autistic adults. Autistic children simply transform into beautiful butterflies and fly away on their eighteenth birthdays.
Yep yep yep yep yep.
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The pre-adulthood flapping is just practice for full flight.
Didn’t you know? There are no autistic adults. Autistic children simply transform into beautiful butterflies and fly...