Can You Catch Autism? Milo & Lofty Learn the Truth

“Milo, I’ve been wonderin’ about something.”  “What?”  “Well, this Autism Spectrum thing we are going to have a fundraiser for, can you catch it?  “Oh no, Lofty. It is a condition that used to be 1 in 100 children born were diagnosed with Autism Spectrum, but now it is 1 in 31. Much research is being done but now they say contributing factors could be genetics, heredity and even environmental influences..  More easy to understand might be to say – it is a disorder in the brain that affects how people interact with others”

“Oh, OK”

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