April is National Autism Awareness Month - What about Harford?
If you haven’t heard, April is National Autism Awareness Month. The Harford County Chapter of the Autism Society of America has some interesting statistics on their website pertaining to the increase of diagnoses in the county:
The following is taken from the official State statistics produced by the Department of Education in the United States, for numbers of children aged 6-21 served by IDEA (Individuals With Disabilities Discrimination Act) who have autism. It compares the increase over the eleven years between 1992-93 and 2003-04:
State | 1992-1993 | 2003-2004 | Percentage Increase
Maryland | 28 | 3,536 | 12,529
I encourage you to check out the many blogs written by parents with autistic children. The daily journals of their experiences will be sure to open you eyes. While all of the blogs are great, I highly recommend Autism Vox, written by Kristina Chew.
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