The Autism CARES Act is a federal law that for the next five years will provide nearly $2 billion for research, training and services, including for early detection and interventions.
-The newly signed federal law calls on federal agencies to update a report on the challenges faced by youth with autism when transitioning from school-based services into adulthood.
-The mandated report is required by the reauthorized Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support Act, or the Autism CARES Act, which President Joe Biden signed into law in December after passage with bipartisan support in Congress. The law authorizes nearly $2 billion for autism research and training programs in fiscal years 2025-2029.
-About 13% of students with disabilities were identified with autism during the 2022-23 school year. That’s an increase of 8 percentage points from the 2008-09 school year, when about 5% of students participating in special education services were identified with autism, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
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