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YEARLY increase in children 6 to 21 attending school in the 50 States and the District of Columbia 

 

 

 

 

 

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The US Department of Education

Twenty Eighth Annual Report to Congress

 

2004/2005

http://www.ideadata.org/tables28th/ar_1-2.htm         Age 3-5    

50 States and DC              25,664

US and outlying areas        25,929

 

http://www.ideadata.org/tables28th/ar_1-3.htm        Age 6-21

50 States and DC            165,552

US and outlying areas      166,424

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2003/2004

http://www.ideadata.org/tables27th/ar_aa2.htm        Age 3-5

 

http://www.ideadata.org/tables27th/ar_aa3.htm        Age 6-21

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2002/2003

http://www.ideadata.org/tables26th/ar_aa2.htm        Age 3-5

 

http://www.ideadata.org/tables26th/ar_aa3.htm        Age 6-21

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2001/2002

http://www.ideadata.org/tables25th/ar_aa2.htm        Age 3-5

 

http://www.ideadata.org/tables25th/ar_aa3.htm        Age 6-21

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2000/2001

http://www.ideadata.org/tables24th/ar_aa2.htm        Age 3-5

 

http://www.ideadata.org/tables24th/ar_aa3.htm        Age 6-21

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Yearly increase in the number of children with autism age 6-21 in US Schools

Since DSM IV (1994 to present)

 

 

School Year

Students

Increase

1994-95

22,780

 

1995-96

28,813

6,033

1996-97

34,082

5,269

1997-98

42,487

8,405

1998-99

53,561

11,074

1999-00

65,391

11,830

2000-01

78,717

13,326

2001-02

97,847

19,130

2002-03

118,603

20,756

2003-04

140,920

22,317

2004-05 166,302 25,382

 

 

 

Increase in the number of children with autism Age 3-5

(2000 to present)

 

 

School Year

Students

Increase

2000-01

15,581

 

2001-02

17,032

1,451

2002-03

19,017

1,985

2003-04

22,724

3,707

2004-05

25,902

3,178

 

        

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National Autism Prevalence Trends From United States Special Education Data

 
These will be the figures submitted to the US Dept of Education for 2004/2005 (end of December 2004) and will be online as of October 2005.
 
Ages 6-21
 
State 2003-2004 2004-2005 Percentage Increase
Arkansas 1,040 1,192 14.6
Arizona 2,131 2,617 22.8
California 19,034 22,691 19.2
Colorado 879 1,072 22.0
Florida 5,915 7,256 22.7
Georgia 3,956 4,667 18.0
Idaho 571 686 20.1
Indiana 4,755 5,558 16.9
Kentucky 1,358 1,551 14.2 
Louisiana 1,640 1,871 14.1
Maine 815 985 20.9
Michigan 6,341 7,318 15.4
Mississippi 622 767 23.3
Missouri 2,664 3,138 17.8
Montana 247 257 4.0
Nebraska 557 694 24.6
New Hampshire 585 929 58.8
New Jersey 4,933 5,738 16.3
New Mexico 359 416 15.9
North Carolina 4,074 4,763 16.9
North Dakota 220 246 11.8
Ohio 5,146 6,308 22.6
Oklahoma 959 1,308 36.4
Oregon 3,759 4,341 15.5
Pennsylvania 5,805 7,034 21.2
South Dakota 328 379 15.5
Tennessee 1,659 2,034 22.6
Texas 10,354 12,412 19.9
Utah 1,030 1,279 24.2
Virginia 3,533 4,271 20.9
Washington 2,824 3,414 20.9
Wisconsin 3,259 3,876 18.9
 
Ages 3-5
 
State 2003-2004 2004-2005 Percentage Increase
Arkansas 74 102 37.8
Arizona 157 223 42.0
California 5,829 6,598 13.2
Colorado 99 121 22.2
Florida 1,236 1,415 14.5
Georgia 427 504 18.0
Idaho 64 69