Mental health

Children must wait for ‘crisis’ before autism diagnosis, say overwhelmed systems

By 2023-03-30T09:04:00

University of Washington

Source: University of Washington

New restrictions are being introduced for autism assessments, with some areas now only accepting referrals for patients in crisis, HSJ has learned.

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