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California reports autism cases
nearly doubled in four years. See the
2003 DDS Autism Report,
from the California Department of Developmental Services.
In 1990, the rate of autism was 1 in 10,000. Today that number stands at 1 in
150 according to Centers for Disease Control.
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 |
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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 |
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Indiana |
4,755 |
5,558 |
16.9 |
|
Kentucky |
1,358 |
1,551 |
14.2 |
|
Louisiana |
1,640 |
1,871 |
14.1 |
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Maine |
815 |
985 |
20.9 |
|
Michigan |
6,341 |
7,318 |
15.4 |
|
Mississippi |
622 |
767 |
23.3 |
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Missouri |
2,664 |
3,138 |
17.8 |
|
Montana |
247 |
257 |
4.0 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
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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 |
7.8 |
|
Indiana |
679 |
699 |
2.9 |
|
Kentucky |
228 |
232 |
1.8 |
|
Louisiana |
284 |
332 |
16.9 |
|
Maine |
203 |
270 |
33.0 |
|
Michigan |
918 |
1,031 |
12.3 |
|
Missouri |
199 |
255 |
28.1 |
|
Montana |
23 |
31 |
47.6 |
|
New Hampshire |
82 |
120 |
46.3 |
|
New Jersey |
570 |
650 |
14.0 |
|
New Mexico |
54 |
73 |
35.2 |
|
North Carolina |
613 |
644 |
5.1 |
|
North Dakota |
20 |
32 |
60.0 |
|
Ohio |
344 |
366 |
6.4 |
|
Oklahoma |
32 |
34 |
6.3 |
|
Oregon |
630 |
686 |
8.9 |
|
Pennsylvania |
1,373 |
1,582 |
15.2 |
|
Tennessee |
299 |
356 |
19.1 |
|
Texas |
1,586 |
1,824 |
15.0 |
|
Utah |
149 |
205 |
37.6 |
|
Virginia |
418 |
470 |
12.4 |
|
Washington |
288 |
333 |
15.6 |
|
Wisconsin |
410 |
485 |
18.3 |
The following is taken from the official State
statistics produced by the Department of Education in the United States, for
numbers of children aged 6-21 served by IDEA (Individuals With Disabilities
Discrimination Act) who have autism. It compares the increase over the
twelve years between 1992-93 and 2003-04:
|
State |
1992-1993 |
2003-2004 |
Percentage Increase |
|
Alabama |
68 |
1,319 |
1,840 |
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Alaska |
8 |
291 |
3,538
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Arizona |
199 |
2,131 |
971 |
|
Arkansas |
30 |
1,040 |
3,367 |
|
California |
1,605 |
19,034 |
1,086 |
|
Colorado |
14 |
879 |
6,179 |
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Connecticut |
164 |
2,041 |
1,145 |
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Delaware |
15 |
387 |
2,480 |
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District of Columbia |
0 |
208 |
-
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Florida |
582 |
5,915 |
916 |
|
Georgia |
262 |
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