questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that neurodevelopmental assessments for children, including assessments for autism and ADHD, are carried out to an adequate and consistent standard across England, in line with NICE guidance, and that such assessments involve appropriate multidisciplinary input and sufficient direct observation of the child.
answerText: The Government has recognised that, nationally, demand for assessments for autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has grown significantly in recent years and that people are experiencing severe delays for accessing such assessments. Th...
heading: Neurodiversity: Children