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Official figures out today reveal the number of people in England waiting for an autism assessment has risen 47 per cent in the past year.
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But what they don't say is how long they're waiting. An exclusive survey for this programme gives a snapshot of just how long the waits can be - with a quarter of families surveyed waiting four years or longer.
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But what they don't say is how long they're waiting. An exclusive survey for this programme gives a snapshot of just how long the waits can be - with a quarter of families surveyed waiting four years or longer.
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