Demand For Autism & I/DD Care Services Projected To Grow 10% During 2024

Appointments for services to support people with autism or intellectual/developmental disability (I/DD) are expected to increase by 10.4% during 2024. Over the past three years, therapy provider organizations have increasingly transitioned to clinic-based services, from 6% to 12% depending on the cohort. Insurance payments for clinic-based services increased 45.9% between 2022 and 2023.

Historically provider organizations offering applied behavior analysis (ABA) have operated independently from organizations providing other types of therapy for people with autism and I/DD, such as speech, occupational, and physical therapy; and mental health. Since 2020, provider organizations in this . . .