Sky News published this video item, entitled “Autism: The struggles of suspected patients battling long waiting lists” – below is their description. New research has found that three in five individuals on the autism diagnosis waiting list still haven’t been assessed after a year – despite the target being 13 weeks. And according to a new survey, 70% of people with autism have received no support at all, despite 93% of them saying the state of their mental health is having an impact on their life – as Sky’s Emma Birchley reports. Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/long-waiting-lists-and-no-support-the-struggles-of-suspected-autism-patients-13037569#autism #waitinglists #skynewsSky News YouTube Channel

Source: New Zealand Herald December 26, 2023 20:25 UTC