ASTANA. KAZINFORM “More than 175,085 young people in Kazakhstan have special educational needs. Of these, 8,796 (5%) were diagnosed with autism. The number of autistic young people in the country has almost doubled in the last five years,” Deputy Prime Minister Serik Zhumangarin said. in its reaction to a request from the deputy, reports Kazinform.
According to the document, in 2018 there were 4,707 autistic young people in Kazakhstan. In 2019, their number increased to 5,193. In 2020 this indicator rose to 6,771, in 2021 to 8,796 and in 2022 it exceeded 9,000.
“18 national universities provide specialists to young people with special educational needs, adding those with autism. Since the 2021-2022 educational cycle, 5,447 scholarship holders are pursuing a bachelor’s degree in special education. 402 fellows examine in master’s systems and 41 do their doctoral studies in this field. Another 2,562 people finished their studies in this career,” the document says.