Petition · Department of Health and Social Care

Make education about autism spectrum disorder mandatory for healthcare workers

Closed 79 signatures

What the petition asks

I want to make it mandatory for doctors, nurses, dentists and other healthcare professionals to be educated in autism spectrum disorder.
I was diagnosed with Autism in April 2025 at the age of 18. I though life would be 'easier' with a diagnosis as I expected healthcare professionals to understand me better. However since being diagnosed I have found I am more misunderstood and doctors don't seem to understand autism at all, more specifically the spectrum. They believe autism is a visible disability, and, if you can't see it, it’s not there. I have posted on social media about this and many people say they have experienced the same.

Timeline

17 Dec 2025 Petition opened for signatures
17 Jun 2026 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 79
Status Closed
Department Department of Health and Social Care
Opened 17 Dec 2025
Closed 17 Jun 2026

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