Disability Info

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” ― Albert Einstein






ADHD
1 in 25 children


Asperger's
1 in 500 children


Asthma
1 in 10 children


Auditory Processing Disorders
2-3% of children, commonly found with other disorders, more prevalent in males


Autism
1 in 54 boys
1 in 250 girls


Bipolar Disorder
1 in 100 children


 Cancer
1 in 10,000 children


Celiac Disease
1 in 100 children


Cerebral Palsy
1 in 300 children


Cleft Lip/Palate
1 in 100,000 children


Cystic Fibrosis
1 in 3,700 children


Depression
2.5% of children in United States
More common in boys under 10 and girls over 16


Diabetes
1 in 400 children


Down Syndrome
1 in 800 children


Dyslexia
5-10% of children
Clues to Dyslexia from 2nd grade on


Encopresis
1% of children


Epilepsy
1 in 4,000 children


Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
1 in 100 children


Food Allergy
4% of children


General Learning Disabilities
5% of children


Hearing Impairment
1 in 300 children


Language Impairment
7% of children
Helping Children with Communication Disorders in School


Narcolepsy
200,000 total cases in the United States from childhood to adult
My daughter's blog: Growing Up Narcoleptic

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
1 in 200 children


Reactive Attachment Disorder
40% of children with history of maltreatment in foster care


Selective Mutism
1 in 1,000 children


Sensory Processing Disorder
1 in 20 school aged children


Scoliosis
3 in 100 people


Speech Impairment
10% of children

Treacher Collins Syndrome
1 in 50,000 people


Thyroid Disease
1% of children


Tourette Syndrome
15 per 1,000 children


Vision Impairment
1 in 20 have a vision impairment significant enough to affect their ability to learn
1% have vision that can not be corrected in one or both eyes




*The prevalence numbers were taken from a wide variety or reputable sources such as the World Health Organization, National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control, published research papers and disease or disability specific organizations.