More Data from California

The California Department of Developmental Services has more data available on their website. These include monthly caseload data, and comparing those to the autism caseload and to the total population of California might provide some interesting insights. For example, we may note that the total caseload of DDS as of April 2009 is 202,924. This compares to a total California population of approximately 38 million, so about 1 in 187 Californians currently receive DDS services. In December 2001 the DDS caseload was 154,862 and the population of California was about 35 million. Thus about 1 in 226 Californians received DDS services in 2001.