GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
AUTISM
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
2 Million
|
|
|
3 Million
|
|
|
4 Million
|
|
|
5 Million
|
Detailed explanation-1: -Results The lifetime per capita incremental societal cost of autism is $3.2 million. Lost productivity and adult care are the largest components of costs.
Detailed explanation-2: -Autism Speaks, an autism advocacy organization, estimates the cost to raise a child with autism or an intellectual disability is $1.4 to $2.4 million. The more severe the disability, the more expensive the lifetime cost. But, you can financially prepare. Ready to shop for disability insurance?
Detailed explanation-3: -Advocacy group Autism Speaks reports that the cost of caring for a person with autism can run an estimated $1.4 million over the course of their lifetime. The cost can jump to more than $2.3 million for those who are impacted with intellectual disabilities (having an IQ of 70 or less).
Detailed explanation-4: -Autism itself does not affect life expectancy, however research has shown that the mortality risk among individuals with autism is twice as high as the general population, in large part due to drowning and other accidents.