Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 55238

Girls: Autism

Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 25 June 2025

Question

Steve Darling

Liberal DemocratTorbay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides to schools on supporting (a) autistic girls (b) girls masking symptoms of autism in educational settings.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
The department wants all children and young people to be able to receive the right support to succeed in their education and we recognise that children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) often require access to additio...

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