KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 58,708 children diagnosed with autism have been registered with the Welfare Department as of December 31 last year.
Over one-fifth (12,905) of the children diagnosed with autism are in Selangor, followed by Johor (6,879), Kuala Lumpur (6,876), Sabah (5,210), Sarawak (4,563), and Kedah (3,687).
In Perak, there are 3,642 children, followed by Penang (2,914), Pahang (2,785), Kelantan (2,520), Melaka (2,025), Negeri Sembilan (1,974), Terengganu (1,797), Perlis (488) and Labuan (443).
These children are among the 751,421 individuals registered with the Welfare Department as persons with disabilities.
