Annual cost of autism has more than tripled - $126 billion US and £34 billion in the UK

Autism Speaks research finds the annual cost of autism is $126 billion per year in US and more than £34 billion in the U.K. Lifetime costs per person with autism affected by intellectual disability are $2.3 million and £1.5 million. Researchers Martin Knapp, Ph.D., and David Mandell, Sc.D., will present these findings at "Investing in our Future: The Economic Costs of Autism" on March 31. Read more