Safety Issues and Facts According to the Centers for Disease
Control CDC ASD HOME · Average of 1 in every 88 children have an
ASD · Parents who have 1 child with ASD have a 2-8% chance of
having another child with ASD. · Approximately 40% of children
with an ASD do not talk at all and many will present as non-
verbal when highly stressed. · Individuals with autism cannot be
identified by appearance–they look like everyone else! They are
identified by their behaviors. According to the National Autism
Association Report National Autism Association · Approximately
92% of parents reported their ASD child has a tendency to wander
(National Autism Association Report) According to an article by
Dennis Debbaudt (2007) in The Organization for Autism Research:
· Individuals with ASD’s are 7 times more likely to come into
contact with police than their peers · Families with autism look
to officials for assistance with wandering while trying to deal
with pressure and criticism from neighbors, social service
professionals,