Startling Statistics

Last night, I was doing some research on Special Needs Ministries of different churches. Through this research, I came across some statistics that amazed me....

• 7% of children ages 3 – 17 have ADHD.  11% of boys, 4% of girl


• 8% of children ages 3 – 17 have a learning disability.  10% boys, 6% girls


• 10% of children have an anxiety disorder


• 13% of children ages 13 – 17 have a developmental disability (ranging from mild disabilities such as speech and language impairments to serious developmental disabilities, such as intellectual disabilities, cerebral palsy, and autism)


• 41% of children with a developmental disability have multiple disabilities


• 17% of Americans will experience a communication disorder at some point in their life, which includes sensing, interpreting and responding (i.e. auditory processing disorder).


• 1 in 110 children have an autism spectrum disorder.  1/70 boys, 1/315 girls


• 1.6 % of children will receive an ASD (autism spectrum disorder) diagnosis at some point in their lives.  2.6% boys.


• 37.5% of individuals who receive an ASD diagnosis will go on to lose that diagnosis.


• 41% of people with an autism spectrum disorder have an intellectual disability (which means that 59% do not necessarily have an intellectual disability).


• 19% of Americans are classified as a person with a disability, which equals the population of the states of FL and CA combined.   Both the number and percentage of Americans with a disability has risen in recent years.  

And the one that really got to me was that "many studies do point out higher divorce rates; for families with children with autism, there have been rates quoted as high as 85-90 percent."

These are much higher numbers than I thought, and this is information gathered from last year. Are you as surprised as me???

http://www.disaboom.com/children-with-disabilities/for-better-or-worse-and-kids-with-disabilities
http://theinclusivechurch.wordpress.com/2010/07/19/just-the-facts-special-needs-statistics/