AHRQ Stats: Proportion of Children Treated for Autism Spectrum Disorder

https://meps.ahrq.gov/data_stats/Pub_ProdResults_Details.jsp?pt=Statistical+Brief&opt=1&id=1319 Overall, 1.2 percent of children aged 3 to 17 received treatment for autism spectrum disorder between 2018 and 2022. The proportion of boys treated was 1.9 percent, nearly three times the 0.6 percent of girls who received treatment. (Source: AHRQ Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Statistical Brief #565, Treatment and Health Expenditures Among Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder, U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2018–2022.)