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Autism

Fact Sheet (Revised 10-08) File is a PDF document
Missouri Autism Projects
Missouri Statewide List of Autism Support Groups
The Missouri Autism Research and Response Agenda (MARRA)
Interactive Autism Network (IAN)
Could My Child Have Autism? (Brochure) File is a PDF document
Rapid Response Initiative
Resource Guide | Camps
Network of Care (NOC)
Missouri Blue Ribbon Panel on Autism
Missouri Blue Ribbon Panel on Autism- Final Report

Autism spectrum disorders ASDs are a group of developmental disabilities defined by significant delays in communication, learning, behavior and social development.

Autism is a lifelong developmental disability, resulting from a neurological disorder that affects brain functioning. Autism typically appears during the first three years of life.

New developments in research and therapy have unlocked some of autism's mysteries and, with them, some of the lives affected by autism. According to the Centers for Disease Control, the prevalence of autism and autism spectrum disorders is estimated to occur in as many as one in every 150 children.

Click on the links above for additional facts about autism and to learn more about Missouri's Autism Projects.