Autistic persons take offense at this slogan, justifiably so. I submit, for TACA's consideration, a new slogan:
"TACA: We Make Stuff Up"
See, TACA states on its website:
One in every 150 children born in the U.S. have been diagnosed with autism.(NOTE: This number does NOT include: PDD, Aspergers and other spectrum disorders. These statistics are endorsed by the CDC, American Academy of Pediatrics, and other federal organizations.)
The CDC, by contrast, indicates:
CDC’s Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network released data in 2007 that found about 1 in 150 8-year-old children in multiple areas of the United States had an ASD.... ASDs include autistic disorder, pervasive developmental disorder - not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS, including atypical autism), and Asperger syndrome.
Hat tip to Darwin. Accepting nominations - if you have one, submit your own alternative slogan in comments below.
