Uploaded April 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Today is World Autism Awareness Day. You're probably going to hear a lot of things on the news, see fact sheets and statistics floating about the internet, and hear organizations tell you why you should donate to them. I want to share some facts and statistics with you, but with some anti-fear-mongering info from an autistic person.

#WAAW2020 #actuallyautistic

References:
cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/data.html
researchgate.net/publication/260153977_Economic_Burden_of_Childhood_Autism_Spectrum_Disorders
autismspeaks.org/sites/default/files/Autism-Speaks-Fact-Sheet.pdf

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