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THE COSTS OF AUTISM 		   
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The Financial Costs - Autism Is Costing £$Billions

Quite apart from the immense social costs of autism, there are the huge financial costs. Autism effects every UK and US taxpayer. In the UK, the costs comprise:
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The Financial Costs - Autism Is Costing £$Billions

Quite apart from the immense social costs of autism, there are the huge financial costs. Autism effects every UK and US taxpayer. In the UK, the costs comprise:


Health costs - specialist hospital visits, GP visits, prescriptions, exclusion diet costs

Education costs - special schools, extra teachers, extra teaching assistants, extra training

Transport costs - taxis plus drivers and escorts, plus local authority management costs, plus environmental/congestion costs of extra traffic

Social Services costs - respite care costs, transport, management, inspection, reviews

Loss of earnings of parents acting as carers

Social Security costs - carers allowances, disability living allowances

Inland Revenue costs - loss of earnings of parent, loss of revenues from child when he/she reaches earning age

Wider economic costs - loss of gross domestic product to the national economy

It would be interesting to know if the UK Treasury had a view on these costs, and whether sufficient resources were being devoted to investigating acquired autism and other forms of autism, as they represent a significant loss to the wider national economy. Is autism too important to be left to the Department of Health?
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autism costs
Submission Date:

05/11/2008by: Zurama
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