What is the salary range for professionals who work with children with autism?

I live in California.
I’d like to know how much researchers and therapists who work with children with autism make per year if they have a BA degree. A masters degree? A doctorate?
If there’s any other information needed to answer this question please let me know.
I’m just looking for a basic pay scale per year.

How many children are diagnosed with classic autism?

I’m sure many of us have heard the startling statistics that 1 in 150 children are diagnosed with autism. Are spectrum disorders, such as Aspergers and PDD-NOS part of this statistic? I’m curious how many children are actually being diagnosed with classic autism.

How long will the leaders of this country ignore the autism epidemic?

When will people stop shrugging autism off as better diagnosis? Any intelligent person knows that autism is not something that just gets over looked. Today or 50yrs ago a child with autism would not go unnoticed. It is not the same as ADD or ADHD. So I wish those who are uneducated about [...]

What is the autism rate in the Silicon Valley?

I’ve looked everywhere and every source I find simply says that the US rate is 1 in 150 and the Silicon Valley rate is “much higher.” How much higher? What IS the actual rate of autism in that area? And what source has the *actual number*?

Does anyone know the cause of autism? How to prevent my soon to be born daughter from having autism?

I’m currently pregnant and wonder if there’s anything I have to do to prevent autism? Is it true that certain vaccines can cause autism? Thank you

What is the best way to give ABA therapy to children with Autism?

I am a new graduate and I am familiar with ABA therapy, but I would like to know how and what parent’s think of it and what works! I am employed now in the behavioral science field and I will begin working with children with Autism soon. Any suggestions?

If the MMR vaccine has never contained mercury, why is it called the autism vaccine?

Is there something else in it that has been linked to autism? I heard something about vaccine-induced measles virus being found in the brain and intestines of a 9 year-old autistic boy.
I only want answers from people who know why MMR is attributed to autism, not from people who deny it. [...]

What is the recent findings about autism and vaccinations?

I am confused at what to do. I hear such mixed evidence out there re: whether or not I should vaccinate my son. He is 11 months old and is due for his MMR next month. I do believe in vaccinations but I also read so much about a possible link between [...]

How do parents who have children without autism deal with raising an autistic child?

As in, they already had children without autism, then they have a child with autism. How do the parenting skills change?

How did Christopher’s autism help in solving the mystery of the murdered dog?

From the book “The curious incident of the dog in the night time”, how did Christopher’s autism help in solving the mystery of the murdered dog Wellington?