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crystal(mom)
chloe
dylan
DILLYS PLACE WILL BE A PARK,WHERE EVERY KID CAN BE A KID.This blog will be about an autistic boy named Dylan. And the playground that is being built in his honor. This park will be a boundless playground, which means that ANYONE, including special needs kids and wheelchairs can access and use this playground. Where EVERY kid can be a kid. Dillysplace will be built soley on donations, grants and fundraisers. HELP MAKE THIS DREAM A REALITY for many kids and their familys.
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- Hi! my name is Dylan. I am non-verbal, somewhat potty trained. I am 10 years old. I have autisim. To know me is to love me. We are building a park for all kids, including special needs kids and wheelchairs. They all can access and use this playground. WHERE EVERY KID CAN BE A KID.
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CDC Reports Autism Prevalence Rate of 1 In 110 American Children, 1 In 70 Boys
In the wake of today's new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) stating that autism now affects 1 in every 110 American children, Autism Speaks, the nation's largest autism science and advocacy organization, called on the federal government to immediately step up its efforts – and dramatically increase funding – to address the growing national autism public health crisis.
The CDC report, published in this week's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), states that 1% or 1 in every 110 children has been diagnosed with autism, including 1 in 70 boys. This represents a staggering 57 percent increase from 2002 to 2006, and a 600 percent increase in just the past 20 years. Other significant findings include that a broader definition of ASDs does not account for the increase, and while improved and earlier diagnosis accounts for some of the increase, it does not fully account for the increase. Thus, a true increase in the risk for ASD cannot be ruled out. Even though parents typically express concerns about their child's developmental progress before age three, the average age of diagnoses is not until 53 months, although diagnoses are occurring earlier than found in the 2002 study. The report uses the same methodology that produced the CDC's 2007 prevalence findings of 1 in 150 children with autism.
These new findings reinforce that autism is an urgent and growing public health crisis that affects most individuals across their lifespan and demands a commensurate level of action from both the public and private sectors.
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