Diana Johnson – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diana Johnson on 2015-02-20.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to provide additional support for girls with autism.

Norman Lamb

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance on autism recommends a multi-disciplinary diagnostic pathway, involving different professionals according to the child’s presentation, and it highlights that girls are an at-risk group for under-diagnosis.

Responsibility sits with clinical commissioning groups to ensure that diagnostic services are commissioned in their area in accordance with the NICE guidance.