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One Child in 166 has Autism
Spectrum Disorder
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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 |
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1994-95 |
22,780 |
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1995-96 |
28,813 |
6,033 |
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1996-97 |
34,082 |
5,269 |
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1997-98 |
42,487 |
8,405 |
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1998-99 |
53,561 |
11,074 |
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1999-00 |
65,391 |
11,830 |
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2000-01 |
78,717 |
13,326 |
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2001-02 |
97,847 |
19,130 |
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2002-03 |
118,603 |
20,756 |
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2003-04 |
140,920 |
22,317 |
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2004-05 |
166,302 |
25,382 |
Increase in
the number of children with autism Age 3-5
(2000 to present)
|
School Year |
Students |
Increase |
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2000-01 |
15,581 |
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2001-02 |
17,032 |
1,451 |
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2002-03 |
19,017 |
1,985 |
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2003-04 |
22,724 |
3,707 |
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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 |
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Arkansas |
1,040 |
1,192 |
14.6 |
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Arizona |
2,131 |
2,617 |
22.8 |
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California |
19,034 |
22,691 |
19.2 |
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Colorado |
879 |
1,072 |
22.0 |
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Florida |
5,915 |
7,256 |
22.7 |
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Georgia |
3,956 |
4,667 |
18.0 |
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Idaho |
571 |
686 |
20.1 |
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Indiana |
4,755 |
5,558 |
16.9 |
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Kentucky |
1,358 |
1,551 |
14.2 |
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Louisiana |
1,640 |
1,871 |
14.1 |
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Maine |
815 |
985 |
20.9 |
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Michigan |
6,341 |
7,318 |
15.4 |
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Mississippi |
622 |
767 |
23.3 |
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Missouri |
2,664 |
3,138 |
17.8 |
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Montana |
247 |
257 |
4.0 |
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Nebraska |
557 |
694 |
24.6 |
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New Hampshire |
585 |
929 |
58.8 |
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New Jersey |
4,933 |
5,738 |
16.3 |
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New Mexico |
359 |
416 |
15.9 |
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North Carolina |
4,074 |
4,763 |
16.9 |
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North Dakota |
220 |
246 |
11.8 |
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Ohio |
5,146 |
6,308 |
22.6 |
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Oklahoma |
959 |
1,308 |
36.4 |
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Oregon |
3,759 |
4,341 |
15.5 |
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Pennsylvania |
5,805 |
7,034 |
21.2 |
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South Dakota |
328 |
379 |
15.5 |
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Tennessee |
1,659 |
2,034 |
22.6 |
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Texas |
10,354 |
12,412 |
19.9 |
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Utah |
1,030 |
1,279 |
24.2 |
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Virginia |
3,533 |
4,271 |
20.9 |
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Washington |
2,824 |
3,414 |
20.9 |
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Wisconsin |
3,259 |
3,876 |
18.9 |
Ages 3-5
|
State |
2003-2004 |
2004-2005 |
Percentage Increase |
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Arkansas |
74 |
102 |
37.8 |
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Arizona |
157 |
223 |
42.0 |
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California |
5,829 |
6,598 |
13.2 |
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Colorado |
99 |
121 |
22.2 |
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Florida |
1,236 |
1,415 |
14.5 |
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Georgia |
427 |
504 |
18.0 |
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Idaho |
64 |
69 |
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