In the academic year of 2021/22, there were approximately 882,000 individuals 3- to 21-years-old with autism in the United States who were covered by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This is an increase from the previous year, when 828,000 individuals with autism were covered under IDEA.
Number of 3 to 21 year olds with autism served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in the United States from 2000/01 to 2021/22
(in 1,000s)
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a law that regulates the deliverance of services to children with disabilities throughout the United States.
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NCES. (February 28, 2023). Number of 3 to 21 year olds with autism served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in the United States from 2000/01 to 2021/22 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/236348/number-of-disabled-youth-with-autism-in-the-us/
NCES. "Number of 3 to 21 year olds with autism served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in the United States from 2000/01 to 2021/22 (in 1,000s)." Chart. February 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/236348/number-of-disabled-youth-with-autism-in-the-us/
NCES. (2023). Number of 3 to 21 year olds with autism served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in the United States from 2000/01 to 2021/22 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/236348/number-of-disabled-youth-with-autism-in-the-us/
NCES. "Number of 3 to 21 Year Olds with Autism Served under The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (Idea) in The United States from 2000/01 to 2021/22 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/236348/number-of-disabled-youth-with-autism-in-the-us/
NCES, Number of 3 to 21 year olds with autism served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in the United States from 2000/01 to 2021/22 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/236348/number-of-disabled-youth-with-autism-in-the-us/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Number of 3 to 21 year olds with autism served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in the United States from 2000/01 to 2021/22 (in 1,000s) [Graph], NCES, February 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/236348/number-of-disabled-youth-with-autism-in-the-us/