Abstract: Objective To understand the prevalence situation of disabled children with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) in China. Methods The data of disabled ASD children aged 0~17 years from the Second National Sampling Survey on Disability was selected and analyzed. Results The prevalence rate of disabled ASD was 0.212 among children aged 0~17 years in China, the prevalence rate of disabled ASD among boys (0.282‰ ) was higher than that among girls (0.132‰ ) (χ2=16.119, P=0.000). The prevalence rate of disabled ASD was higher in younger group than that in elder group (P=0.000). There was no significant difference in the prevalence rate of those children between city and countryside (χ2=0.093, P=0.760). There were 73.3% disabled ASD children received rehabilitation training and service, and 26.7% disabled ASD children didn't. Conclusion Disabled ASD children is a big group in China, and their rehabilitation, education, and care after grow-up are badly in need of social attention.

Key words: autistic spectrum disorders, disability, children, prevalence situation