There is a lot of information, and misinformation, surrounding autism spectrum disorders (ASD), so this week, I decided to look through some reputable sites and bring you basic facts and statistics.

• Autism spectrum disorders are a range of disorders including autism disorder( also called classic utism), Aperger’s syndrome, childhood disintegrative disorder and pervasive developmental disorder, not otherwise specified.
• Autism is  neurodevelopmental disorder. While it was once believed that it...