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Officials in UK to Count Autistic Adults
, 05 08th, 2008
The number of adults who suffer from autism in England will be counted for the first time.
Care Services Minister Ivan Lewis unveiled the project, which aims to include adults who have not yet been diagnosed.
The information will be used to devise the first Government strategy on adults with autism and Asperger’s syndrome, due to be published next year.
Mr Lewis said: “Adults with autism and Asperger’s syndrome are too often abandoned by services with their families left to struggle alone.
“We still don’t know enough about autism, but we do know that, left unsupported, it can have a devastating impact on those who have the condition and their families.”
As many as one in 100 children are believed to have autism, and the new study will partly focus on their transition into adult life.
The autism research is being led by a team from the University of Leicester.
A recent survey by the National Autistic Society revealed 63% of adults with autism feel they do not get enough support. The charity has welcomed the new study.
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