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The NHS is struggling to cope with an "extraordinary, unpredicted and unprecedented" rise in demand for autism assessments and ADHD treatments in England, a health thinktank has warned.
Unprecedented levels of autism and ADHD referrals risk overwhelming the health service, a report warns. Doctors are referring five-times more patients for autism assessments than in 2019
An "extraordinary" rise in demand for autism assessments and ADHD treatments in England has overtaken the NHS's capacity to meet it, warns the Nuffield Trust, prompting calls for a "radical rethink".
It comes after figures show the number of patients waiting for an autism assessment in England is at its highest level since current recording began.
It comes after figures show the number of patients waiting for an autism assessment in England is at its highest level since current recording began.