OSEP has released a new OSEP Fast Facts: Children Identified with Autism [sites.ed.gov], which takes a updated look at our data on children whose primary disability is autism. We revised and updated our very first (and one of our most popular) OSEP Fast Facts [sites.ed.gov].
Highlights from 2024 OSEP Fast Fact: Children Identified with Autism [sites.ed.gov]
- In SY 2022-23, the percentage of students with disabilities identified with autism is 12.81%. States report a range from 5.76% to 17.28% of students with disabilities identified with autism.
- In SY 2021-22, Students with disabilities identified with autism were less likely to be subject to a disciplinary removal than all students with disabilities.
- In SY 2022-23, States/entities and LEAs were more like to identify males with autism than females when compared to all students with disabilities.
- In SY 2021-22, students identified with autism, ages 14-21, exiting school were less likely to drop out and more likely to receive a certificate than all students with disabilities.
- In SY 2022-23, States/entities and LEAs are more likely to identify Asian students with autism when compared to all students with disabilities.
- In SY 2022-23, students identified with autism were less likely to be served inside the regular class 80% or more of the day than all students with disabilities.
