Children with autism spectrum disorder are not being diagnosed as early as they could be. According to a 2010 study by the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network (ADDM), a group of programs which are funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1 in 68 children have Autism Spectrum Disorder. It is more important now than ever for the public to understand this complex disorder and how we can help those affected by it.
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is combined array of disorders which were formally diagnosed separately as autism, Asperger syndrome, and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS).