MPs say urgent reform is needed to help nearly half a million children on waiting lists for autism and ADHD assessments

🚨 Nearly half a million children are waiting for autism and ADHD assessments in England and MPs say the current system isn’t working.

In a letter to the Health Minister Stephen Kinnock, the Health and Social Care Committee is calling for urgent reform.

“Given the current level of need… the current specialist, diagnosis-led model of support is no longer sustainable.”

The Committee recommends that the ‘existing generalist health and education workforce’ could get extra training to provide early detection of developmental need and provide appropriate support.

The committee also recommended faster diagnosis and better data to understand how children with ASC and or ADHD interact with services outside of health and their long-term outcomes.

Read the full letter and recommendations 👉 committees.parliament.uk/publications/48963/documents/257149/default/