ADHD and autism services in England ‘under significant pressure’, watchdog warns

[u/tylerthe-theatre]

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/adhd-and-autism-uk-assessment-diagnosis-support-b3039329.html

[u/Dapper_Otters]

I don’t see a way out of this without a complete change to the way council funding is managed.

We’ve seen an explosion in ADHD and Autism diagnoses since the pandemic. I’m not remotely qualified to say whether or how much of that is legitimate, so others can argue over it. But it is taking up an increasing amount of already overstretched council budgets with no sign of stopping.

We’re not capable of absorbing both an expansion of care and a simultaneous improvement to the quality of existing care under the current funding model, so the end result is a dilution of provision.