According to autismspeaks.org, the odds of a child being diagnosed with autism are 1 in 150.
Note: Autism Speaks is considered a hate group for it's Propaganda and abuse against Autistic people.
Current diagnosis rates are 1 in 68.
It should be noted however that we can't really be sure of how many people are Autistic and how many people can or cannot be diagnosed. Chances are autism is under-diagnosed because there are many people who cannot afford diagnosis or some people actively avoid diagnosis to avoid prejudice or stigma that can be faced as a result. Until diagnosis is more common we don't know how many Autistic people there are to say how common autism actually is.
Every 20 minutes a child gets diagnosed with autism.
Have there been any studies to determine whether the use of marijuana by pregnant mothers increases the odds of autism in their children? I have seen studies showing the results from use of cocaine and alcohol.
The odds of any woman giving birth to an autistic child would depend upon her and the fathers genetics, the age of the woman and if there were any other problems with previous pregnancies. Autistic genes are dominate so if there is autism in her medical history then a genetic counselor can help to determine the possible risk to an unborn child should she decide to go through with the pregnancy.
Genetic influences on autism are estimated to be around 74%-98%, so chances of an Autistic person having Autistic offspring is highly likely and a person of any neurology with one Autistic child may be more likely to have another Autistic child. There is no way of knowing for sure, we're not at a point where we can identify specific causes let alone how likely Autistic offspring are.
The odds of me being pregnant are 0 as I am male.
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It would depend on the severity of the disease and the number of flare ups you get. Once you are diagnosed, good response to drug treatments can ensure mild symptoms often allowing the patient years of continued employment.
According to the epilepsy website, there is only a 4% chance of epilepsy being passed to the child if only one of the parents have it. The odds are in your favor in that if he has a child it will not be epileptic.
Autism therapy options were extremely restricted at the time. Most of these kids were given institutional care, where they would spend the rest of their lives hidden from view. Professionals frequently held the belief that the illnesses seen in these children were caused by "refrigerator mothers."
The odds, unbelievably, are 1,264 to 1
There are no odds. It just happens.
I'd say something like 1 in 100 million.....it would make national news for sure.
the odds of being killed in a tornado are actually (approximately) one in two million. weird, huh?