A recent study reported that 6
Million kids currently have a disability. Parent reported cases of disability
in children are on the rise. More parents, especially upper income ones are
reporting that their children have a physical, developmental or mental health
disability. The number of non-institutionalized children aged 17 and younger
with disabilities rose 16% between 2001
and 2011, with nearly 6 Million children which is 8% of the population reported
as having a disability according to a publication called Pediatrics.
Children living in the highest
income household that is incomes greater than 400% above the Federal poverty
level experienced the largest increase that is 28% in disability over the
decade. I believe that there are many children with disabilities in poor areas that
just do not get reported to the authorities.
Autism was not one of the fourteen conditions of disability included in
this study be close it was an established study long before autism was widely
recognized.
According to the most recent CDC
report, one in 68 kids has been identified with an autism disorder. That is up from an estimated one in 88 in
2012 and really rose from one in 150 reported in 2007.Why such an increase in
autism in America lately? We need to answer the main questions, the 5 w’ that
is who, what , when, where and why to these recent activities and find a cure
or even a reason. This money doesn’t make living with these kids
any easier.
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