Explore The Data

Pennsylvania Autism Needs Assessment:

A Survey of Individuals and Families Living with Autism

About the Autism Needs Assessment

Welcome to the Explore the Data feature of the Pennsylvania Autism Needs Assessment! The data dashboards below were created to allow you to interact with data from the 2018 Pennsylvania Autism Needs Assessment and are organized by LifeCourse domain. To learn more about the LifeCourse domains visit: lifecoursetools.com/. Click on each LifeCourse domain tab to view a data dashboard in a topic that is of interest to you! You can filter by demographic information like gender, race, and geography to learn more about the service experiences of autistic individuals and their families in Pennsylvania. We will be adding more data dashboards soon, please check back regularly!

Daily life & employment

What a person does as part of everyday life- school, employment, volunteering, communication, routines, life skills.

Community living

Where and how someone lives- housing and living options, community access, transportation, home adaptation and modification

Safety & Security

Staying safe and secure emergencies, well-being, guardianship options, legal rights and issues.

Healthy Living

Managing and accessing health care and staying well, medical, mental health, behavior, developmental, wellness, and nutrition.

Social & Spirituality

Building friendships and relationships, leisure and activities, personal networks, faith community.

Citizenship & Advocacy

Building valued roles, making choices, setting goals, assuming responsibility and driving how one’s own life is lived.