What will happen in another 4 years? How can we go on like this? This is a national (and international) problem of monumental proportions. We have an entire new class of children who cannot be accommodated by the system: many are manifestly neurologically impaired. Meanwhile, the government and the medical profession sleep on regardless.
John Stone,
UK media editor, Age of Autism

The generation of American children born after 1990 are arguably the sickest generation in the history of our country.
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

It seemed to me that with rising autism prevalence, you’d also see rising autism costs to society, and it turns out, the costs are catastrophic.
They calculated that in 2015 autism cost the United States $268 billion and they projected that if autism continues at its current rate, we’re looking at one trillion dollars a year in autism costs by 2025, so within five years.
Toby Rogers, PhD, Political economist

Colorado: "Autism rates on the rise in US"; "more pressure on already strained system"

Apr 16
1 min read

April 15, 2026, WOWT Omaha, NE: Shortage of autism resources in Colorado

VIDEO: Autism rates are on the rise in the U.S. and it’s putting more pressure on an already strained system, according to a local pediatrician.

In our state some families are not only waiting for services, but they’re also trying to understand what autism means and where to turn for help.

. . .But getting an official diagnosis can take time, and without that diagnosis, some services can’t start away.

. . .the CDC estimates about one in 36 [sic] children has been identified with autism, a number that has increased over time.

Doctors say that growth is adding pressure to a system that already has limited providers, and some families are left navigating resources on their own while they wait for services to become available. . . .