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Autism prevalence in the U.S. has increased from 1 in 36 children to 1 in 31, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC).
The new ADDM report was conducted in 2022 across 16 sites in the U.S. and surveyed children aged 8 years born in 2014. This latest autism prevalence is 4.8 times higher than in the first ADDM survey 22 years ago, when prevalence was 1 in 150 children.

Approximately 25-30% of autistic individuals are considered nonverbal, meaning they do not develop functional spoken language.

We think of INAU as a part of paradigm shift happening across industries of mental health care and generative AI - where such subdisciplines as biolinguistics and psycholinguistics become a bridge for a new kind of AI treatment.

The Nobel Prize winner in Economic Sciences James J. Heckman joined INAU as a Board Member
The mission of INAU is to help build a world of genetic and mental equality. INAU will unite the human body and emotional intelligence with artificial intelligence.

Metaphorically speaking, we would like to create "the language of the heart," AI that allows neurodivergent children to speak without words.

From the bottom of our hearts, we are honored to have the Nobel Prize winner in Economic Sciences James J. Heckman as a Board Member of INAU.

As of June 2024, according to RePEc, he is the third-most influential economist in the world.

Pr. Heckman is also well known for his scholarship on the efficacy of early childhood education programs and author of the "Productivity Argument for Investing in Young Children".

His research focuses on policies that reduce inequality and support skill development across the life course. Current work includes evaluating early childhood programs and their long-term effects on health, socioemotional development, well-being, and intergenerational outcomes.

Related projects develop new methods to measure character skills and economic preferences to inform education and social policy.