Autism Maps -- South Dakota
Between 2000 and 2010 South Dakota 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, South Dakota 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 diagnoses experienced a very small decrease; Emotional Disturbance, Speech/Language disorder, Developmental Delay and "Other" diagnoses all increased.
From 2000 to 2010 the South Dakota population increased from 754,844 to 814,180. The population from age 3 through 21 decreased slightly from 220,237 to 214,715. The total for All Disabilites from ages 3 through 21 increased from 16,825 to 18,026. During that decade, Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnoses experienced a large increase from 262 to 757; Specific Learning Disability Diagnoses (SLD) experienced a significant decrease from 7,479 to 6,214; Mental Retardation diagnoses declined slightly from 1,474 to 1,432; Emotional Disturbance diagnoses increased from 791 to 1,099; Speech/Language Disorder diagnoses increased from 4,138 to 4,499; Developmental Delay diagnoses increased from 1,089 to 1,298; and "Other" diagnoses tripled from 586 to 1,779.
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 South Dakota 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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