Autism Diagnosis: An Uneven Playing Field?
The long wait for an autism diagnosis – how people are falling through the cracks
As more people have become aware of what it means to be autistic, waiting times to be assessed have increased dramatically – and campaigners fear a quarter of a million people could be on the list in England by the end of this year.
‘The government doesn’t take it seriously’ says student waiting 660 days for autism diagnosis
A university student who asked his GP for an autism diagnosis two years ago is still waiting for a reply - despite an official target of people being seen by a specialist within 13 weeks. Tony, 20, a second-year undergraduate animation student at Falmouth University,...
“Am I going mad?” – The misunderstanding for autistic people during the menopause
When Rose Matthews woke up in a police cell, they couldn’t understand how they had got there and why their life felt as though it was spiralling out of control.
