Demographics

According to the U.S. Administration on Developmental Disabilities
(ADD), there were about 4.5 million children and adults in the United
States with developmental disorders as of 2008. Some statistics for specific
disorders are as follows:
  • Autism: 560,000 persons between the ages of one and twenty-one
    years.
  • Cerebral palsy: 800,000 children and adults.
  • Hearing loss: 72,000 children between the ages of six and
    twenty-one.
  • Mental retardation: 2 million children and adults between the ages
    of six and sixty-four.

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