SchaferAutismReport: Increasing Incidence of Autism Spectrum Disorders Continues in Indiana

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Increasing Incidence of Autism

Spectrum Disorders Continues in Indiana

Contributed by Dr. Cathy Pratt, BCBA-D,

Director, Indiana

Resource Center for Autism

In February 2007, the Centers for Disease Control issued a report based

on a sample of 8 year olds, and concluded that the prevalence of autism

had risen to 1 in 150 in American children and almost 1 in 94 among

boys. By 2009, based on a similar sample, that incidence had

increased to 1 in 110. Clearly, each year more children are

diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

If the projected incidence rates are

accurate, what does this mean for Indiana? Based on the estimated

census data from 2011, Indiana is home to 6,516,922 citizens. At an

estimated rate of 1 in 110, there are potentially 59,245 individuals

with a diagnosis on the autism spectrum. Remember these numbers are

projected and only estimate the real occurrence of autism spectrum

disorders in Indiana. No database exists in Indiana of the actual

numbers of people on the autism spectrum.

Another example of the increase of those

diagnosed with ASD is the child count data collected by the Indiana

Department of Education, Department of Special Education. These data

are collected from school districts across Indiana. According to the

December 1 child count data, the number of students identified in 2009

was 10,643. During that year, the incidence rate was 1 in

101. By December 2010, that number had increased to 11,514 and as

of December 2011 that count is 12,226. The number of students enrolled

in Indiana’s public schools during the 2011-2012 school year is

approximately 1,041,196. Using that data and the incidence data from

December 2011, approximately 12 in 1,000 students in Indiana have a

diagnosis of an autism spectrum disorder. This year’s identification

rate is 1 in 83. The child count

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