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It is Autism Awareness day 3, wow, only 3 days into the month. Did you know that according to the newest Autism study, boys are four (4) times more likely to develop Autism than girls? Autism Speaks reported that boys are five (5) times more likely than girls to have Autism, whether it is four (4) or five (5) that is too many. That is a scary thought! I will be completely honest with you, after Jaxon was diagnosed, each of my following pregnancies I was on edge waiting to find out if we were having a boy or girl. Most people want to know the gender of the child they are about to bring into this world, but not for the same reasons we were curious. For me, knowing that the baby was a boy meant that much more of a chance of him being diagnosed with Autism…scary thing to have to worry about when you are trying to grow a healthy baby!
References:
Autism Speaks. (2013). Facts about Autism. Available online at: http://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism/facts-about-autism
Weintraub, K. (2013). Autism number rise in latest count. Available online at: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/03/20/children-autism-frequency/2000131/
References:
Autism Speaks. (2013). Facts about Autism. Available online at: http://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism/facts-about-autism
Weintraub, K. (2013). Autism number rise in latest count. Available online at: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/03/20/children-autism-frequency/2000131/