13/08/2025
Did you know that April has been designated as Autism Awareness Month to support education, identification, research and therapy for the many individuals on the autism spectrum. It’s likely most of us know someone impacted – either directly or via friends or family. According to the Centers for Disease Control, autism affects an estimated 1 in 36 children in the United States today. It is diagnosed four times more frequently in males than females, and has always been thought to impact males more frequently. However, the symptoms present differently and sometimes less obviously in females, so the real impact is unclear.
Autism manifests in a number of different ways, which is why it’s called a spectrum. Most often, people on the spectrum exhibit social challenges and sensory challenges.
They can be accompanied by coordination challenges, anxiety, depression and learning disabilities among other things. It can be challenging even for the best intentioned of us as everyone is so different.
