Dozens gathered at the Livingston Oval gazebo on Tuesday evening, April 30, to raise awareness for autism.
The Shine a Light on Autism event was run by Bob Gebroe, chairman of the Livingston Advisory Committee for Disabilities, who noted some recent troubling statistics that have been released about New Jersey’s autism rate and the importance of raising funds to support our children on the autism spectrum.
According to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study released last month, New Jersey preschoolers have the highest autism rate in the country. The rate among children has tripled in a generation, with one in 35 New Jersey children being diagnosed with autism by age four, based on the most recent surveys. In 1992, the autism rate was at one percent. Nearly a decade ago, in 2010, it was at three percent. According to the study, the rate jumped another 43 percent from then to 2014. One in 23 four-year-old boys in the state is now diagnosed with autism.
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