Children in England waiting years for autism and cerebral palsy diagnoses – data

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Years-long waits for diagnoses and support for autistic young people in England and others with conditions including cerebral palsy is “robbing” them of their childhoods, the Children’s Commissioner has warned.

Children with cerebral palsy faced the highest wait of all for diagnosis through community health services, at three years and four months on average, according to data obtained by Dame Rachel de Souza’s office.

Full article in The Independent