Autism - A growing Epidemic!

Have you seen the movie "Rainman".The movie won oscar for the actor Dustin Hoffman. Incredible acting... He acted as a guy who is mentally challenged..but the real word for that behavior is he was "autistic".!

I happened to see Larry King Live today and knew some shocking facts about this disease. I wanted to share this as i felt we should be aware of this growing problem. People say its like Polio,Tuberculosis that was in 1950's 1960's. No parent want their kid to be polio attacked or frankly with any major disorder during birth..we want a healthy,happy kid..but you know what , researchers fear that this is growing to be a epidemic like polio...want some facts? before that what is this autism?

autism - is disorder which usually appears within the first three years of life and may result in learning difficulties, speech problems and difficulty relating to people.

Fact:

1 in 94 boys will be Autistic.
1 in 150 in America is Autistic.
Most shocking thing is
no medical reasons found...no cure found...and this is not taught in medical schools..and more kids will be autistic this year than being affected with HIV or other!

some major signs of the kid being autistic is, the kid will mainly not communicate the way a normal kid would do! get frustrated,angry,will not communicate and all this will happen within 18 months of time to 3 yrs the kid is born. visit www.autismspeaks.com for more information.

I am writing this blog because I was so moved by the suffering kids who can't realize they are in trouble and the parents who shed tears saying "I just want my kid to enjoy his childhood as every normal kid"...In a world of such technological advancement, there is no reasoning for a disease,no cure for it and you just have to deal with it..Hope doctors,researchers find a cure for this disease very soon and help all those budding kids get back their life..Oh Dear God!

Spread some awareness,be informed!...

Source: Larry King Live, cnn.com