Adult Autism Strategy

EDM number 714 in 2009-10, proposed by Don Touhig on 26/01/2010.
Categorised under the topics of Health services and Mental health.

That this House notes the imminent publication of the Adult Autism Strategy; further notes the importance of this Strategy for improving the lives of people with autism who routinely struggle to access the specialist services they need; commends the Government for agreeing to implement in full the recommendations made by the National Audit Office in its report Supporting people with autism through adulthood and by the Public Accounts Committee in its recent report on this subject; further notes that the Government has accepted the recommendations of both reports; and calls on the Government to fulfil its commitment and to ensure the delivery of an effective strategy and robust guidance that will result in significant change for people on the ground.

This motion has been signed by a total of 204 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.