ORLANDO, Fla. – According to the Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention, the rise of autism in the United States has gone up by about 10%, steadily increasing since researchers first began tracking it in 2000. “Some people say, ‘No, it’s OK.’ No.
It’s not OK. That day that you listen to that doctor telling you that your boy, your baby, has autism, it really shocks you and your heart starts crying,” Marytza Sanz, the president and founder of Latino Leadership in Orlando recalled. [TRENDING: Sunflower thieves cause issues at farm | FBI: Student hit officer in head with skateboard during Capitol riot | How much you’ve ever spent on Amazon] Nine years ago, her first grandson was diagnosed with autism when he was 2 years old. “We hardly