WHAT'S IN YOUR LUNCH BOX?, INC. (WIYLBOX) was founded in 2006 and is a non-profit 501(c)(3) public charity, based in Los Angeles, California. The specific purposes for which WIYLBOX was formed are based on very passionate desires to affect positive changes on the futures of children and their wellness, including those children impacted by the autism epidemic.
MISSION - WIYLBOX was founded in response to the lack of nutritional support and information available in low-income communities to families with special needs children, including those impacted by the Autism Epidemic. To achieve our mission, WIYLBOX developed intensive, comprehensive and interdisciplinary education and training programs focused on Diet, Nutrition, Adaptive Exercise and Advocacy. The programs are offered at 'no-cost' to families suffering from the economic down-turn.
OVERVIEW - Autism has been declared a public health crisis by the Center for Disease Control. Today, 1 in every 98 individuals and 1 in every 80 boys have been diagnosed with autism, making it more common than pediatric cancer, diabetes, and AIDS combined. Autism occurs in all racial, ethnic, and social groups.
There is no single population more negatively impacted by individual dietary challenges and in need of good nutritional programs than children with autism living in underserved communities.
Daily, the media, doctors and social groups are reporting that diet can reduce the symptoms of autism and improve outcomes for children. However, for low-income families, nutritous food, education and resources can be severely challenging to access, and thereby exclude them from this critical component of care.
AUTISM FACTS
- Autism costs the nation over $90 billion per year, a figure expected to double in the next decade.
- Autism is the fastest growing serious developmental disability in the United States.
- Autism receives less than 5% of the research funding of many less prevalent childhood diseases.
- There is no medical detection or cure for autism
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