Over the past two years, the Data Resource Center (DRC) and Autism Speaks have partnered to make ASD-related data and resources easy to use and accessible to everyone. On our website, we currently have data available from the Survey of Pathways to Diagnosis and Services (Pathways) (conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health), on our interactive data query. 

To complement these data, we are thrilled to announce the launch of our chartbook, Experience Matters: A View into the Health and Wellbeing of US Children and Families with Autism Spectrum Disorder. This chartbook highlights, over the course of several stand-alone chapters, the experiences of children and families with ASD using findings from several national surveys, including Pathways, the National Survey of Children's Health, the National Survey of Children with Special Healthcare Needs, and the National Health Interview Survey. The chartbook provides rich information for families, family advocates, policymakers, and others on topics such as the ASD diagnosis experience, the impact on the child's daily life, health care access, insurance coverage, school and social well-being, family wellbeing and family impact, safety concerns, and much more.