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

New Jersey: ASD provider expanding; serving seven states

The end of childhood
Jul 24, 2022
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July 19, 2022, Yahoo News: Addition of Autism Diagnostic Services for Families in New Jersey https://www.yahoo.com/now/addition-autism-diagnostic-services-families-100000827.html

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. Bierman Autism Centers, an ABA provider in New Jersey, recently expanded its commitment to families in New Jersey by adding autism diagnostic services to their offerings. According to the CDC, Autism Spectrum Disorder can be diagnosed as early as 18 months and states that "diagnosing children with ASD as early as possible is important to make sure children receive the services and supports they need to reach their full potential."… With over 150 graduations, BIERMAN currently has centers, and is expanding in: Arizona, Indiana, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Ohio. …