Autism Maps -- New York
Between 2000 and 2010 New York 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, New York 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 and Emotional Disturbance both decreased; Speech/Language Disorder, Developmental Delay and "Other" diagnoses all increased.
From 2000 to 2010 the New York population increased slightly from 18,976,457 to 19,378,102. The population from age 3 through 21 decreased from 4,988,484 to 4,778,922. The total for All Disabilites from ages 3 through 21 decreased from 491,642 to 442,019. During that decade, Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnoses experienced a large increase from 7,131 to 32,190; Specific Learning Disability Diagnoses (SLD) experienced a large decrease from 259,450 to 179,498; Mental Retardation diagnoses declined from 16,291 to 12,234; Emotional Disturbance diagnoses decreased from 44,681 to 32,537; Speech/Language Disorder diagnoses experienced a large increase from 70,368 to 98,511; Developmental Delay diagnoses increased from 34,492 to 41,817; and "Other" diagnoses more than doubled from 26,755 to 60,097.
Source: US Dept. of Education IDEA data (www.ideadata.org)
The animated map above shows the increase in the number of diagnosed ASD cases and the decrease in 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 in New York 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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