Autism in Yolo County By Matt Rexroad on Sunday, June 17, 2007 @ 10:48 PM :: 0 Comments :: Blog   Back in May I was at a meeting with Yolo County Superintendent of Schools Jorge Ayala.  He mentioned the increase in autism in Yolo County.  I asked Dr. Ayala to send me some information on this.  He sent it right away. I read it back in May but took another look at it tonight. The numbers on autism are going up.  The real question I have is why. Yolo County Autism numbers 2000-2006 2000      63 2001      79 2002      67 2003      83 2004      117 2005      128 2006      152 These numbers are really disturbing to me.  Statewide the numbers are following a graph with similar slope.  This is a big issue for a host of reasons.  The impacts on families is enormous.  Two kids are beating me into submission as it is.  A child with special needs would be tossing me around like a rag doll.  Cost is another big factor. Special education is expensive and has far closer monitors than you will find in a traditional classroom. This is an issue that has not had enough attention from the public.  It will.

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