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Recommendation 23

23 Recommendation Diagnosis
Recommendation · verbatim

The Committee acknowledges there are a number of valid reasons for seeking a diagnosis for autism and/or ADHD, including:
Giving individuals a sense of validation and understanding about themselves as people, including understanding current and past life experiences
Determining what forms of support, adjustments or treatment would be most helpful and giving individuals and/or parents and carers the ability to advocate for these.

No response text is recorded for this recommendation.

Source

Committee
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Report
ADHD and autism pathways and support
SP Paper 980
30 Jan 2026
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Timeline

Recommendation age 0.6 yr
Report published 30 Jan 2026