Learning about autism

The alarming rise of the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) requires urgent attention from educators, medical professionals, and policy makers. Once considered a "low-incidence" disability, the occurrence of ASD increased to 1 in 91 individuals in 2009. It is four times more prevalent in boys (Autism Society of America, 2006). ASD knows no racial, ethnic, social, economic, lifestyle, or educational boundaries.