The burden of autism


  • Letters
  • Sunday, 27 Apr 2008

In Malaysia, awareness ofautism has increased inthe last few years butmore research is needed toassess the situation and todraft an efficient supportsystem to address it.

A MAXIMUM of US$80,000 (RM251,075.12) a year – that’s the cost estimated by the Autism Society of America (ASA) for the average parent or family to look after an autistic child in the United States.

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