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ADHD and Autism: Diagnosis

Asked by Darren PaffeyLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 20 October 2025UIN 80548

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Dpartment holds on the average waiting times for (a) ADHD and (b) autism diagnosis for (i) primary school age and (ii) secondary school age children.

Answered by Dr Zubir Ahmed

The information is not held centrally in the format requested, but some data on waiting times for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism assessments for children aged 0-17 is available on the NHS England website at the following link:

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/mi-adhd/august-2025

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/autism-statistics/july-2024-to-june-2025

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