Philippine Statistics Authority(PSA)

Dear eFOI user,

Thank you for your request dated September 6, 2024, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You have requested the NEURODIVERGENT CHILDREN IN THE PHILIPPINES

I am pleased to inform you that your FOI request has been approved.

Apologies for the delayed response.

In reference to your data request, our data on this are limited to the following:

1. Total population of Neurodivergent (those with ASD, ADHD, Dyslexia) in the Philippines for the past 10 years.
2. Population of Neurodivergent children with ASD within 1-17 years old.
3. Population of Neurodivergent children with ADHD within 1-17 years old.
4. Total number of institutions related to neurodivergence in CALABARZON.

Unfortunately, we do not have specific data on this, however, you may refer to our Census of Population and Housing (CPH)

https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/population-and-housing

https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/population-and-housing/stat-tables

https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/population-and-housing/index

https://library.psa.gov.ph/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?q=se,phr:%22CPH%20-%20Census%20of%20Population%20and%20Housing.%22

Functional Difficulty in the Philippines: For Household Population Five Years Old and Over (2020 Census of Population and Housing): https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/population-and-housing/node/168274

Statistical Tables: https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/phcd/2022-12/%2528approved%2529Statistical%2520Tables%2520on%2520Functional%2520Difficulty_PMMJ_CRD.xlsx

National Disability Prevalence Survey (NDPS): https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/national-disability-prevalence-survey

https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/national-disability-prevalence-survey/stat-tables

https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/national-disability-prevalence-survey/index

2016 National Disability Prevalence Survey: https://library.psa.gov.ph/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=15629&query_desc=kw%2Cwrdl%3A%20National%20Disability%20Prevalence%20Survey

NDPS Publication: https://library.psa.gov.ph/kohaimages/PSA/ebookreader/viewebook.html?out=1&d=pdf/dfc003a8cf2d4a4e3b16b8b5df94883a_2016%20NDPS.pdf&speech=1&ref=https://library.psa.gov.ph/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=15629&query_desc=kw%2Cwrdl%3A%20National%20Disability%20Prevalence%20Survey&biblionumber=15629#book/

Gender and Development: https://psa.gov.ph/gender-statistics

Social Welfare and Development: https://psa.gov.ph/gender-statistics/wmf/social_welfare_and_development

Women and Men FactSheet 2024: https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/phdsd/Women%20and%20Men%20%20Fact%20Sheet%20%202024.xlsx

Chapter 12: Social Services

Table 12.1a Household Population and Number of Persons with Disability by Region: 2020

Table 12.1b Household Population with Disability by Age Group and by Sex: 2020:

You may also refer to to the Autism Society Philippines: http://www.autismsocietyphilippines.org/

ADHD Society of the Philippines: https://www.adhdsocphils.org/

Philippine Dyslexia Foundation: https://philippinedyslexiafoundation.org/

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Thank you.

Respectfully,

Rene C. Mendoza

(Assistant National Statistician)

Officer-in-Charge

Information Technology and Dissemination Service