Table 1-7. Children and youth served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas, by age and disability category: 2004
Disability category 3 Years
old		 4 Years
old		 5 Years
old		 6 Years
old		 7 Years
old		 8 Years
old		 9 Years
old
Specific learning disabilities 1,973 3,441 8,322 27,751 71,684 137,091 199,738
Speech or language impairments 58,180 108,948 166,162 229,377 218,959 192,818 155,892
Mental retardation 4,547 6,739 11,350 15,793 21,119 27,671 34,471
Emotional disturbance 860 1,574 3,419 7,442 12,970 19,133 25,825
Multiple disabilities 1,946 2,431 4,057 7,050 7,084 8,239 9,350
Hearing impairments 2,010 2,640 3,174 4,250 4,763 5,408 5,680
Orthopedic impairments 2,207 2,872 3,520 4,669 5,137 5,199 5,630
Other health impairments 2,779 3,585 6,474 16,930 23,851 33,750 41,996
Visual impairments 921 1,122 1,279 1,615 1,847 2,008 2,076
Autism 5,709 8,400 11,820 16,405 16,150 16,381 16,811
Deaf-blindness 74 94 91 109 98 111 108
Traumatic brain injury 249 331 474 733 882 1,226 1,480
Developmental delayı 75,533 104,415 78,227 33,139 25,198 13,169 2,871
All disabilities 156,988 246,592 298,369 365,263 409,742 462,204 501,928
 
 
 
 
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Source:  U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS),
"Report of children with disabilities receiving special education under Part B of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act," 2004.  Data updated as of July 30, 2005.
 
Note:  See Part B child count data notes for an explanation of individual state differences.
 
ıDevelopmental delay is applicable only to children ages 3 through 9.


 

Table 1-7. Children and youth served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas, by age and disability category: 2004
Disability category 10 Years
old		 11 Years
old		 12 Years
old		 13 Years
old		 14 Years
old		 15 Years
old		 16 Years
old
Specific learning disabilities 244,474 270,556 292,818 305,740 313,292 304,799 282,693
Speech or language impairments 116,182 77,265 52,838 36,675 25,567 17,597 13,240
Mental retardation 39,530 44,325 49,140 51,983 54,629 55,352 53,295
Emotional disturbance 32,845 39,900 47,105 52,863 57,535 59,097 54,997
Multiple disabilities 9,779 10,360 10,721 10,952 10,793 10,783 10,713
Hearing impairments 6,108 6,178 6,253 6,252 6,138 5,945 5,583
Orthopedic impairments 5,579 5,488 5,308 5,359 5,114 4,729 4,520
Other health impairments 48,126 51,403 51,521 52,113 51,375 47,515 41,680
Visual impairments 2,062 2,117 2,246 2,136 2,200 1,981 1,999
Autism 16,025 15,602 14,194 12,267 10,736 8,817 7,406
Deaf-blindness 118 130 120 139 149 143 135
Traumatic brain injury 1,748 1,916 2,056 2,195 2,237 2,227 2,172
Developmental delayı 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All disabilities 522,576 525,240 534,320 538,674 539,765 518,985 478,433
 
 
 
 
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ıDevelopmental delay is applicable only to children ages 3 through 9.


 

Table 1-7. Children and youth served under IDEA, Part B, in the U.S. and outlying areas, by age and disability category: 2004
Disability category 17 Years
old		 18 Years
old		 19 Years
old		 20 Years
old		 21 Years
old		 22+ Years
old
Specific learning disabilities 241,785 117,014 23,024 5,546 1,689 118
Speech or language impairments 9,374 4,233 870 291 82 7
Mental retardation 48,973 35,367 18,052 11,853 6,227 2,356
Emotional disturbance 45,108 20,526 5,874 2,343 925 110
Multiple disabilities 9,602 6,987 5,142 3,777 2,032 529
Hearing impairments 5,306 3,064 1,081 454 163 28
Orthopedic impairments 3,944 2,469 1,129 768 410 112
Other health impairments 33,233 13,725 3,162 1,152 337 39
Visual impairments 1,930 1,041 455 284 133 28
Autism 6,054 4,103 2,660 1,839 974 316
Deaf-blindness 134 97 60 36 38 5
Traumatic brain injury 2,086 1,301 554 298 137 17
Developmental delayı 0 0 0 0 0 0
All disabilities 407,529 209,927 62,063 28,641 13,147 3,665
 
 
 
 
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ıDevelopmental delay is applicable only to children ages 3 through 9.