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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Increase the proportion of children with autism spectrum disorder who receive special services by age 4 years — MICH‑18 Data

Status: Getting worse

  Getting worse
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Most Recent Data:
47.7 percent (2020-21)

Target:
78.1 percent 

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

Baseline:
60.1 percent of children with ASD received special services by age 48 months, as reported in 2016-17 

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Children with autism spectrum disorder who receive special services by age 48 months, 2016-17 to 2020-21
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21
Total
60.1
CI 47.0 / 71.9
SE 6.486
56.3
CI 46.1 / 65.9
SE 5.131
47.7
CI 43.4 / 51.9
SE 2.189