Popsugar Family Autism What Is Autism? 11 Things You Need to Know About Autism Today April 2, 2014 by Rebecca Gruber View On One Page Photo 11 of 11 ADVERTISEMENT () Start Slideshow Share This Link Copy ← Use Arrow Keys → 11 How Much Research Is Being Done The National Institutes of Health spends $169 million on autism research, accounting for only 0.55 percent of its budget. Source: Flickr user Xtream_i Previous Next Start Slideshow AutismChild Health And Safety