Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care

Require communication disorders to be included on any personal records

Closed 78 signatures

What the petition asks

All people including children who have a diagnosis of ASD, ADHD or any other communication disorder should have this information included on records seen by public services of any kind, if requested.
This should help ensure that people are aware and can act accordingly.

Whenever I go to the hospital with my child who is ASD, she is reprimanded for depending on her parent. It is belittling to her. They usually change their approach when it is announced that she is ASD. BUT that

is not something you want to be doing all the time. Clearer records, combined with better training of staff could help overcome this.

Timeline

3 Sep 2020 Petition opened for signatures
3 Mar 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 78
Status Closed
Department Department of Health and Social Care
Opened 3 Sep 2020
Closed 3 Mar 2021

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.