There are now 61,570 schoolchildren in the state-funded sector that have been recorded as having some kind of autistic spectrum disorder and they make up almost one percent of the entire school population.
Just five years ago, the number of children classified as being autistic was just 39,465 and they accounted for just 0.5 per cent of the school population.
The study of adults was published in two parts, Brugha et al (2009), and The NHS Information Centre, Community and Mental Health Team, Brugha et al (2012). This is the only known prevalence study to have been done of an adult population.
The Government lets down these children and adults by having no statistics on autism in the UK.
Why ?
Because the number is growing...
In America the latest figures are suggesting that 1 in 50 is on the autistic spectrum.
In 2009 the figures were 1 in 110.
What is going on ?
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