Petition · past parliament
Reduce autism assessment waiting times
Closed
1,518 signatures
What the petition asks
Families are often left waiting 2-3years for an autism assessment leaving families with little or no support. No other neurological defect has a waiting time of years. Autism is the only assessment that has the highest waiting times below organ transplants.
The national autistic society have a campaign to bring waiting times down.
I myself have been on itv news to raise this issue and feel it's not acceptable to make children or parents wait this long to simply understand their children better. Things need to change.
I myself have been on itv news to raise this issue and feel it's not acceptable to make children or parents wait this long to simply understand their children better. Things need to change.
Timeline
| 29 Jan 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 Jul 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
1,518
Status
Closed
Opened
29 Jan 2016
Closed
29 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.