About ASD
STATISTICS
ASD people in UK
"The lower estimate was based on the widely stated figure that around 1% of people in England are autistic."
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- UCL report 2023
"Around one in 57 (1.76%) children in the UK is on the autistic spectrum, significantly higher than previously reported."
- Newcastle University 2021
https://www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articles/archive/2021/03/autismratesincrease/
There are over 180,000 autistic pupils in England.
- NAS_Eduaction report 2023
There are 700,000 autistic people in the UK
- BeyondAutism
"In June 2023 there were 143,119 patients with an open referral for suspected autism."
- NHS
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Just 21.7% of autistic adults in the UK are in any form of paid employment.
This is amongst the lowest rates of employment for people with additional needs or disabilities.
- BeyondAutism
Gender Ratio
Autism is 3 times more prevalent in boys than girls.
-Loomes et al, What Is the Male-to-Female Ratio in Autism Spectrum Disorder? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, (2017)
fact:
Signs of autism in girls can present themselves differently and as a result can be misdiagnosed or missed leading to more boys getting a diagnosis.
Autism Rates By Country by treetop therapy
Autism fact and statistic from The treetop therapy