Experts express concern on the rise in autism
A leading expert in autism services of Charlotte has voiced alarm over the continued rise of autism and asked the State and Federal governments to initiate programs that would address the concern.
While there is no solid data on the number of cases of autism in Charlotte, the expert said there is a global trend of autism incidence, and it is rising.
Data revealed that a few years ago, the ratio of autism in the U.S. was pegged at one for every 150 individuals. However, it was noted that the cases of the disease in the U.S. has risen dramatically in the past few years. It is forecasted that the ratio of autism patients in the U.S. is as of now stood at one in every 91 individuals.
In the 1960s, the ratio of autism in the U.S. starts from 0.4 and 0.5 in every 1,000 individuals. Without a warning, the relationship abruptly shoot up between 0.71 to 1.in 1990, the data placed the ratio at one for every 1,000 population.
In the Philippines, it is estimated that there are at least 500,000 individuals affected with this neuron-behavior disorder. Only two percent of the total have access to healthcare, according to local data.
But scientists are oblivious to the reason why the disease is on a steady rise. Medical practitioners are bothered because they do not know the reason why the number of the disease is increasing. What’s more troubling is that there is no single cure for the said disease, experts said.
Scientists theorized that autism could be a result of a host of factors, including neurologic, metabolism, genetic, infectious, immunological, and environmental causes.
To better understand autism, its cure and causes, scientists will converge in the Philippines in February next year for the first International Autism Conference in Asia.
Some people affected with the disease could appear normal, but they have social deficiency, language difficulties and repetitive manners.
Treating the disease is costly for the patient. Preliminary analysis of autism will already cost the parent a few hundreds of dollars, excludign succeeding consultation which could run to several thousands of dollars more.
Other concerns raised by experts is the lack of schools targeted to the special needs of children with autism, especially autism in Charlotte.
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