Total Number of people Waiting for Autism Services = 2,528
Adult Autism Waiver Total = 2,178
Priority 1 Category* = 2,126
Priority 2 Category** =Â 52
Adult Community Autism Program (ACAP***) = 350
Numbers provided by the Bureau of Autism Services as of August 31, 2021
*Priority 1: Those who are not already receiving state-funded or state and federally-funded home and community-based services.
**Priority 2: Those who are already receiving state-funded or state and federally-funded services (e.g., state center, another waiver, state hospital, nursing home, Intermediate Care Facility).
***ACAP: Only offered in Dauphin, Cumberland, Chester and Lancaster Counties
This chart shows the number of adults with autism in Pennsylvania, according to the recent Census. For more detail, please click on the Autism Census Report.
