Rejected petition: Profound autism separate diagnosis
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We call on the Government and relevant health authorities to recognise profound autism as a distinct diagnostic category, so that people with the most significant and complex autism-related needs can receive appropriate recognition, assessment and support.
Autism is a spectrum, but the needs of autistic people can vary enormously. Some autistic people are able to live independently, communicate verbally, work and manage many aspects of everyday life with relatively limited support. Others have profound and lifelong difficulties with communication, independence, learning, sensory processing and everyday life may require substantial support and supervision throughout their lives.
We are not seeking to divide or diminish the wider autistic community
Why was this petition rejected?
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Require NHS autism diagnoses to include assessment of level of support needed
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/770800We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.