Regarding the issue of Autism, there are families throughout the world that have members of their family affected by this disability. The early behavioral treatment for the affected one involves the entire family working together with a team of professionals. The U.S Department of Health have made big changes to help Americans with Autism. The Autism Cares Act of 2014 was a bill that reauthorized research and educational activities related to Autism. There are also Autism insurance reform laws that have been enacted in 46 out of the 50 states, which makes insurance companies have plans that can cover autism treatments. Autism services cost U.S. citizens $236-262 billion annually (Facts and Statistics). Autism is a developmental disability that typically appear during childhood and can affect the person’s ability to communicate and can affect their interaction with others. The new rate that is diagnosed for Autism in children is 1 in 68, an increase of more than 100% in one decade (10 Years of Progress). Autism is one of the fastest growing disabilities in the world. The autism disability has been diagnosed to children, teens, and adults all around the world, there is not a specific location that is unaffected by it. Around the 1940s, the researcher Leo Kanner used the word “autism” to describe the behavior of the children he studied (Bhargava).