Philippine Statistics Authority

Nisperos 10:35 AM, Aug 10, 2023

August 10, 2023

Dear Anne Margarette Estacio,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Jun 23, 2023 01:58:26 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You asked for Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Phillipines.

Your FOI request is approved.

We regret to inform you that we do not have specific data on this. Our related data on this are limited to the following:

1. The number of cases of Autistic children and adult in the Philippines from the year 2019 - present.
2. Top 10 provinces in the Philippines with the most affected cases of children with autism.

Census of Population and Housing (CPH)
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/population-and-housing
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/population-and-housing/stat-tables
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/population-and-housing/index

Functional Difficulty in the Philippines: For Household Population Five Years Old and Over (2020 Census of Population and Housing)
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/population-and-housing/node/168274

National Disability Prevalence Survey (NDPS)
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/national-disability-prevalence-survey
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/national-disability-prevalence-survey/stat-tables
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/national-disability-prevalence-survey/index

Institutional Population of the Philippines (2020 Census of Population and Housing)
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/population-and-housing/node/167966

3. Number of facilities ( therapy center, applied behavior center ) in the Philippines.

Philippine Statistical Yearbook
https://psa.gov.ph/philippine-statistical-yearbook

2022 Philippine Statistical Yearbook (PSY)
https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/psy/%28ons-cleared%29_psy2022_manuscript_June29_ONSF%20%281%29-signed.pdf

Chapter 12: Social Services
Table 12.5 Number of Institutions/Centers/Facilities Involved in the Distribution of Social Services: 2011 to 2018	
https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/psy/12_2022.xlsx

You may also check our 2020 Census of Population Report No. 6 - Barangay Characteristics publication through this link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CzrSh23N9i803bR83Oypn_0ZQspAbd0l/view?usp=sharing

As well as 2016 National Disability Prevalence Survey publication on this link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ehuf3GxvYFhvZvr6VXNL8TTDTx4JkQx6/view?usp=sharing

Furthermore, you may also coordinate with Department of Health (DOH) at https://doh.gov.ph/

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Thank you.

Respectfully,

Noel G. Perez
(Information Technology Officer III)
Officer-in-Charge
Information Technology and Dissemination Service