Autism Maps -- Alaska
Between 2000 and 2010 Alaska had dramatic growth in both Autism diagnoses and the Autism ratio in the 3 through 21 age group. This is similar to all other US states except Iowa. Also similar to many other states, Alaska had a significant decrease in Specific Learning Disability (SLD) diagnoses during the decade. Among other conditions that sometimes have an overlap with Autism -- Mental Retardation, Emotional Disturbance and Speech/Language disorder diagnoses all decreased; Developmental Delay and "Other" diagnoses both increased.
From 2000 to 2010 the Alaska population increased from 626,932 to 710,231. The population from age 3 through 21 had a minimal increase from 196,154 to 196,314. The total for All Disabilites from ages 3 through 21 had a small increase from 17,691 to 18,048. During that decade, Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnoses experienced a nearly 4X increase from 222 to 828; Specific Learning Disability Diagnoses (SLD) experienced a large decrease from 9,205 to 7,445; Mental Retardation diagnoses declined from 821 to 630; Emotional Disturbance diagnoses decreased from 844 to 681; Speech/Language Disorder diagnoses decreased from 4,014 to 3,258; Developmental Delay diagnoses almost doubled, going from 1,150 to 2,199; and "Other" diagnoses also experienced a very large increase, going from 952 to 2,172.
Source: US Dept. of Education IDEA data (www.ideadata.org)
The animated map above shows the change in the number of diagnosed ASD and Specific Learning Disability (SLD) cases from 2000 through 2010. The points reflect the increase/decrease in diagnoses statewide, but are not indicative of where in the state they occurred.
Click on Alaska or any state in the map below to see Autism and other Disability statistics from 2000 thru 2010 for that state.
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Source: US Dept. of Education IDEA data (www.ideadata.org)
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