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Autism Facts

Kids Mental Health Info

Facts about Autism, adapted from the National Autism Association and the CDC : What is Autism? Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a bio-neurological developmental disability that generally appears before the age of 3.

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Heritability Explains Less About Mental Disorders Than You Think

Mad in America

Number of genes Explained variance (%) Anxiety disorders 200,000 6 0.5 Autism Spectrum 53,000 5 1.4 Bipolar disorder 413,000 64 4.6 Depressive disorder 1,154,000 178 1.5-3.2 Malfunction Number of persons (approx.) ADHD 55,000 12 5.5 Anorexia 73,000 8 1.7 PTSD 207,000 3 0.15