CEP News: China.org.cn: Lifetime costs for autism may reach 2.4 mln dollars in U.S.: study

China.org.cn:
Lifetime costs for autism may reach 2.4 mln dollars in U.S.: study

10 June 2014

The team, which also included investigators from the London School of Economics, analyzed existing literature in both countries, updating and supplementing as needed to estimate the cost of accommodation, medical and non-medical services, special education, employment support and productivity loss. According to the researchers, the number of people with ASD is estimated at 3.54 million in the U.S. and about 600,000 in the U.K.

This article was published online by China.org.cn on June 10, 2014
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Individual.com

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Martin Knapp webpage
Wellbeing Programme webpage

China.org.cn:Lifetime costs for autism may reach 2.4 mln dollars in U.S.: study

China.org.cn:
Lifetime costs for autism may reach 2.4 mln dollars in U.S.: study