stats & resources
SAIDD - SOS Care's Autism and
Intellectual Disabilities Dialogues
Most Recent Autism Statistics
Prevalence (from CDC.gov)
- About 1 in 36 children has been identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) according to estimates from CDC’s Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network. [Read article]
- ASD is reported to occur in all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups. [Read article]
- ASD is nearly 4 times more common among boys than among girls. [Read article]
- About 1 in 6 (17%) children aged 3–17 years were diagnosed with a developmental disability, as reported by parents, during a study period of 2009-2017. These included autism, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, blindness, and cerebral palsy, among others. [Read summary]
South Carolina Department of Disabilities & Special Needs
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Palmetto ABLE Savings Program PDF
Watch the Palmetto ABLE Webinar Recording (Passcode: GL5T5.=r)Interview with Corey Smith from Griffin Hammis
Sal-T-Bone Worldwide Videos:
The Missing Link Videos:
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Customized Employment Training PowerPoint Documents:
Customized-Employment-Presentation
Customized Employment Lessons Learned & Recommendations for SC
Current Transitions, Little River
Down Syndrome Association of the Lowcountry
Family Connection of South Carolina
Family Resource Center for Disabilities and Special Needs, Charleston
Grand Strand Down Syndrome Society
HEART Inclusive Arts Community
Lowcountry Autism Foundation, Charleston