WHY AUTISM RESEARCH NEEDS MORE FUNDING Student 43 Psych 314
Girls Boys
Treatment Options Behavioral training and management Physical and occupational therapy Medication for problem behaviors Community support and parent training
ESDM: Play Therapy Study 48 kids total Received ESDM therapy Received community-based interventions
ESDM: Play Therapy Study Received ESDM therapy IQ and Language Skills Increased 3x more!
$30.5 billion $169 million
99.45% 0.55%
(1 in 2000) (1 in 100,000) (1 in 300) (1 in 500) (1 in 68)
Autism research needs more funding!
MORE FUNDING FOR AUTISM RESEARCH Autism can and will be beat.