I was trying to find out how many aspies there are worldwide. The number 37.2 million keeps popping up in my Google search, based on a 2015 study. That sounds high to me. Autism Speaks estimates the total worldwide population of people with ASD to be in the "tens of millions" (Which is it? 20M? 50M? 90M?). Since aspies are an x percentage of that number, then it does not necessarily jibe with the number in the study, unless aspies constitute a very high percentage of the overall spectrum numbers. If 37.2 million is accurate, then even a number of 90 million for ASD would put the aspie percentage within that larger population at 41.3%. Again, sounds a bit high to me. (I can be persuaded otherwise. )
Does anyone have accurate information about the worldwide aspie population? Please, let's not resort to WAGs (although SWAGs would be acceptable). And, please, please, please, let's try to be collaborative, not antagonistic.
Does anyone have accurate information about the worldwide aspie population? Please, let's not resort to WAGs (although SWAGs would be acceptable). And, please, please, please, let's try to be collaborative, not antagonistic.