It's tough raising an autistic child. But for expatriate families in Hong Kong, the options for special needs education are even more limited

Oliver Chou:

Global public health crisis and a fast-growing epidemic: these were the stark terms used by experts at an international summit held here last weekend to describe the cost of autism. The descriptions are backed up by grim figures. In South Korea, as many as one in 38 children are diagnosed as having autism spectrum disorders.

The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention reports prevalence at about one in 88 youngsters in the country. Hong Kong doesn't have an official estimate, but groups say the number ranges from 70,000 to 200,000, depending on the screening criteria.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at April 11, 2012 2:37 AM
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