With a large amount of children, who are trying to grow up in this nation, Autism has gotten more and more attention. This is because Autism is becoming more and more of an everyday thing to see around this nation. It is estimated that 1 in 643 children that are born have the chance to have Autism. This is a very big number and has a lot of people afraid to even have a child because their child has a chance of growing up mentally ill. This is not something that people who are having a child should be worrying about, but this has brought a lot more attention to the needs of Autism in schools, as well as the needs of the children and people with Autism all across the world. 
Many people believe that the MMR shot or the Measles, Mumps and Rubella shot actually caused their children’s Autism. While that is currently being researched, there is currently no supporting proof that the MMR shot. The MMR shot is a shot that all children receive so that they are immune to Measles, Mumps, and Rubella. These illnesses can become very serious and no one wants their child to have to go through a bad time in their life by getting one of these diseases. The risk of fatality is also high in young children, which is why these shots are used. There have been many different types of events to bring up the awareness of Autism; there also have been many events that you can go to in order to give to charity for children or adults with Autism. If you pick a good charity, your money would go to research to identify the causes of and cures of Autism. There are also two different types of Autism: one is Low Functioning Autism where the child/person cannot learn to talk and the other is High Functioning Autism where the person with Autism still has a lot of the normal motor skills, and is able to function more as a person in society and not a person that is plagued with this disease that can strike any one of our babies.