• Autism is a complex developmental disability that typically appears during the first three years of life.
• It is a neurobiological disorder that affects the functioning of the brain.
• Children and adults with autism face difficulty in processing information received from the various sensory organs.
• Autistic individuals may exhibit much bizarre behavior like spinning, flapping of hands, self-talking, constant jumping to name a few.
• Autism affects the areas of speech, language and communication; social interaction; leisure and play.
• The positive sides of the affected are their strengths in numbers, photographic memory, arts, music and orientation to perfection.
• Autism is the most common of the Pervasive Developmental Disorders, affecting an estimated 2 - 6 per 1,000 individuals.
• In India there are more than 4 million (40 lakh) individuals with autism.
• Autism is four times more prevalent in boys than girls, and knows no racial, ethnic or social boundaries.

As of now, there is no cure found for Autism, but with sincere effort, love and care these children can find a place in our society.