In the whole population of Highland, 0.7% of people are known to have autism. The prevalence of autism in the 0-15 age group is 2.2%. This reflects availability of diagnostic services for autism, which have improved considerably over the last two decades.
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Population size is 232, 132
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People known to have autism
96.7%
were born in the UK
81.4%
are white and Scottish
92.5%
speak only English at home
Summary information
1,622 people are known to have autism; that's 0.7% of people
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189 girls and 730 boys aged 0-15 are known to have autism, that is 0.9% of all girls and 3.4% of all boys aged 0-15
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99 girls and 277 boys aged 16-24 are known to have autism, that is 0.9% of all girls and 2.4% of all boys aged 16-24
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919 children and 703 adults are known to have autism
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392 females and 1,230 males are known to have autism
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6% of people known to have autism rate their health as very good, compared with 54.1% of all people; 7% of people known to have autism rate their health as very bad, compared with 1% of all people
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8% of adults known to have autism have paid employment, compared with 60.8% of all adults; 1% of adults known to have autism are unemployed, compared with 3.9% of all adults
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