Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 64846

Neurodiversity: Diagnosis

Tabled: 3 July 2025
Answered: 14 July 2025

Question

Adam Dance

Liberal DemocratYeovil

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the gender gap in neurodiversity diagnosis in (a) Yeovil constituency, (b) Somerset and (c) England.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
We recognise that diagnosis rates of autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are lower in women and girls and lower than the best evidence on prevalence. This may reflect differences in how autism and ADHD present in males and females, ...

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