Tom O'BryanGuest
Susan DownsHost
I think what's overwhelming for people to hear these kinds of numbers and these kinds of statistics.

You know, it seems like a bunch of gobbledygook and maybe a bit scary, but still gobbledygook.

But when I came into practice in 1980, the current statistic at that time was what child in 10,000 was on the autism spectrum? that most practitioners never saw an autistic child in their life.

But that number is taken from the average of all 50 states, the measuring in all the 50 states.

And the worst of the bunch is California, where it's one boy in every 12.5. Society can't function if one out of every 12 people are on the autism spectrum and they can't function in everyday life, interact with people, hold down a job.

I mean, some autistic people are really high performers, but they're not social people.

But I would say, and I'm not sure I'm not an expert on this, but I would say the majority of autistic people are not really functional in society.

And so then the question, well, wait, wait, if it was one in 10,046 years ago when I came into practice, And it's one boy and 12.5 now.

I think what's overwhelming for people to hear these kinds of numbers and these kinds of statistics.

You know, it seems like a bunch of gobbledygook and maybe a bit scary, but still gobbledygook.

But when I came into practice in 1980, the current statistic at that time was what child in 10,000 was on the autism spectrum? that most practitioners never saw an autistic child in their life.

But that number is taken from the average of all 50 states, the measuring in all the 50 states.

And the worst of the bunch is California, where it's one boy in every 12.5. Society can't function if one out of every 12 people are on the autism spectrum and they can't function in everyday life, interact with people, hold down a job.

I mean, some autistic people are really high performers, but they're not social people.

But I would say, and I'm not sure I'm not an expert on this, but I would say the majority of autistic people are not really functional in society.

And so then the question, well, wait, wait, if it was one in 10,046 years ago when I came into practice, And it's one boy and 12.5 now.
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