Autism Maps -- Maine
Between 2000 and 2010 Maine 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, Maine 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, Speech/Language Disorder and Developmental Delay diagnoses all decreased; "Other" diagnoses experienced a significant increase.
From 2000 to 2010 the Maine population increased from 1,274,923 to 1,328,361. The population from age 3 through 21 decreased from 324,167 to 304,337. The total for All Disabilites from ages 3 through 21 decreased from 35,633 to 32,261. During that decade, Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnoses experienced a large increase from 594 to 2,646; Specific Learning Disability Diagnoses (SLD) experienced a large decrease from 13,143 to 9,332; Mental Retardation diagnoses declined from 1,063 to 722; Emotional Disturbance diagnoses decreased from 3,834 to 2,560; Speech/Language Disorder diagnoses decreased from 9,734 to 7,076; Developmental Delay diagnoses decreased from 1,167 to 745; and "Other" diagnoses more than doubled from 2,650 to 5,819.
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 Maine 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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