Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 49098
Neurodiversity: Medical Treatments
Tabled: 29 April 2025
Answered: 8 May 2025
Question
Max Wilkinson
Liberal Democrat — Cheltenham
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of levels of access to medication by neurodivergent people who have been diagnosed (a) by the NHS and (b) privately.
Answer
Stephen KinnockAutism is a neurodevelopmental condition, related to how the brain develops, rather than an illness. Although some approaches are particularly helpful for autistic people, and medication may be prescribed for co-existing issues, autism is not treated dire...
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