Autism Data and Resources

The Department of Disability Services reports nearly 133,000 current autism cases, an increase of over 10,000 from 2019 in the State of California. The California Regional Centers serve about 70,000 people with substantially disabling autism statewide, representing more than one-quarter of the total DDS-served developmental disability population of 270,000. This is up from just a few percent of the overall DD population in the early 1980s.

In the Bay Area, the Regional Centers now count more than 11,400 clients with substantial autism. This shocking increase, caused a call for a new research study, published last month to shed light on the dire need for more resources.

For more information and resources for persons with Autism living in the Bay Area, visit our website https://www.areyouinsf.net/participant-resources