Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many autistic females under the age of 18 have been diagnosed (a) with co-morbid mental illness and (b) with a mental illness prior to their autism diagnosis.

Data is not collected centrally on how many people have had instances of misdiagnosis or correction of diagnosis relating to autism.

Data is not collected centrally on how many people have a co-morbid or other mental illnesses, prior or after receiving a diagnosis of autism.