Autism: Diagnosis
(asked on 21st July 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average length of time is for children to be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders in (a) England and (b) West Lancashire.
This question was answered on 5th September 2016
This information is not collected centrally.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has published a guideline on the recognition, referral and diagnosis of autism in under 19s. This recommends that an assessment for autism is begun within three months of referral.