Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 36506
Autism: Women
Tabled: 7 March 2025
Answered: 14 March 2025
Question
Manuela Perteghella
Liberal Democrat — Stratford-on-Avon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to review autism assessment questionnaire to be inclusive of female autism.
Answer
Stephen KinnockAutistic characteristics in women and girls may differ from those of other autistic people. Integrated care boards and health professionals should have due regard to National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines when commissioning an...
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