and west africa, the population of approximately 300 million. and only about 35 clinicians who work in autism even in the u.s. yes one psychologist for every 2000 children for adolescents needing care which is stillll a shortage but in west africa, it is 143.5 million. so in terms of the causes, it's really as you know, christopher the cause of the disease to treated most effectively. autism is a biomedical origin just like other, new brain disorders and psychiatric descriptors. most risk of genetic and has a 70et - 80 percent and heritability. so there's room for environmental problems. we know there's provocations preterm birth can cause autism as well. my genetic studies have really led to a revolution in our understanding of this disorder. just like for alzheimer's disease as we mentioned earlier rated more than 100 genes now identified ands are serving targets for the development of new therapies and industry and academia. ancestry plays a big role in genetic risk. different may have different contributions to disorders like autism. however

africa it's one for 3.5 million. in terms of the causes it's really as a note it's crucial to know the cause of the disease to treat it most effectively. autism has a biomedical origin just like other common brain disorders in psychiatric disorders. most risk for autism is genetic. there is room for environmental causes. we know birth complications and preterm birth can cause autism as well. but genetic studies have led to a revolution in our anderson of the disorder. just like for alzheimer's diseases was mentioned earlier. and more than 100 genes that identified are serving as targets for the development of new therapies in industry and academia. ancestry plays a a big role in genetic risk such that different ancestry may have different genetic contributions to disorders like autism. however, very little work is been done to elucidate genetic causes of autism in african-american or african population. studying diverse ancestries outside of a groups study has substantial advantages by enabling pin point the actual g

in west africa, with a population of 300 million, they are only about 35 conditions who work in autism. even in the u.s., there is one child psychiatrist for every 2000 adolescents needing care, which is still a shortage. it's crucial to know the cause of the disease to treat at most effectively. autism has a biomedical origin, just like other common brain disorders and psychiatric disorders. the most risk for autism is genetic. there is room for environmental causes. pre-term birth can cause autism as well, but genetic studies have led to our revolution and our understanding of the disorder, just like for alzheimer's disease. more than 100 jeans now identified are serving as more than targets for the development of new therapies and industry. ancestry plays a big role in genetic risk the. however, very little work has been done to elucidate the causes of autism an african american or african populations. studying diverse ancestry's has substantial advantages, by enabling genetic causes and reducing the rate of genetic misdiagnosis in the general population. in summary, i have a few ma

i think i was told by a colleague of mine in south africa that their 75 child psychologists at the fewer than the upper west side of new york printed in the idea here is to the enablement of some level eventually when you have a critl mass of trained people on the ground that they could develop their own local institutions and local training facilities and have a needed but until that point, there is a lots we have to do to do that. so the kind of training of programs that could happen, i am happy to detail them, there are things traveling scholarships and through nih and even other agencies. it is not focused enough on kind of providing even relatively small scale opportunities, some of these large scale programs and what we really need to do is kind ago one by one in front of these individual places. one of the ways that iun want to make about treatment is that treatment was not necessarily be done diagnosis takes highly trained professionals and again were working to streamline that over time and make it easier. that is another with telehealth can actually help there as well. but trea

of sub-saharan africa which is probably fewer than the upper west side of new york. and the idea here is to -- is enablement at some level. they can develop their own local institutions, they can have their own training institutions -- but until that point, there's a lot that we have to do to do that. so, the kind of training programs that can happen -- i'm happy -- traveling fellowships through fogarty, through nih, even on other agencies. it's -- it's not focused enough... on kind of providing... even small scale opportunities... some of these large-scale programs, and what we really need to do is kind of go one by one and fund these individual places. one of the point to make about treatment. treatment doesn't necessarily have to be done -- diagnosis takes highly trained professionals. again, we're working to streamline that overtime, make that easier. that is another thing with tele-health, which could help. but treatment, you still need to be highly trained to be treated, but unit not to be -- you don't have to be a ph.d. clinical trial psychiatrist, or a psycho

. >> in africa which is probably you are than the upper west side of new york. and in the idea here is to we have enabled them to some level to eventually when you have a critical mass to train people on the ground, they can develop their own vocal institutions and local training facilities and what have need but until that point, there's a lot that we have to do to do that. so the kind of training programs that could happen, i am happy to detail them there are things, the travel and the fellowships. through nih, even other agencies but it is not focused enough on kind of providing even relatively small-scale opportunities. some of these are quite large scale programs and what we really need to do is try to go one by one and fund these individual places. the point that i want to make about treatment is that treatment doesn't necessarily have to be done, it takes highly trained professionals and wait are working to streamline over time and make it easier and that's another thing with telehealth that could help there as well. but a treatment, you still need to be