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Make Autism Spectrum training compulsory for all mental health professionals.
Closed
2,609 signatures
What the petition asks
It is surprising how little knowledge mental health professionals, in general, have of ASD. Having ASD can affect how individuals portray their symptoms of their mental health problems and lack of knowledge of the spectrum can lead to wrong diagnoses and ineffective treatment plans.
Many MH professionals feel that they don't know how best to help us as they don't understand the differences in the MH problems we experience. They have indicated that individuals tend to get left to one side as they aren't sure of the best treatments/type of support for them. Dangers of lack of correct support and misdiagnoses can lead to permanent health problems or even death. Compulsory training would give staff awareness of ASD which would help them to understand how to support us better.
Timeline
| 2 Mar 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 2 May 2017 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
2,609
Status
Closed
Opened
2 Mar 2017
Closed
2 May 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.