CYP Now has teamed up with the Churchill Fellowship to publish a series of articles summarising key findings from studies undertaken worldwide by Churchill Fellows (see below). This is an abridged version of Exploring post-diagnostic support for autistic young people by Emily Niner.
In 2019 Emily – then participation manager at charity Ambitious about Autism – undertook a trip to Australia and New Zealand to observe how the countries delivered post-diagnostic support. Here, she looks at provision from the New Zealand leg of her study trip.
UK CONTEXT
In the UK, after you receive a diagnosis of autism as a young person, you are unlikely to be offered any sort of post-diagnostic support. This isn’t because post-diagnostic support is seen as unimportant; we know that good support after a diagnosis can make all the difference in understanding yourself, valuing your identity and ultimately improve your overall wellbeing. But with waiting times for a diagnosis rising and the focus being on the experiences of parents and carers, so far post-diagnosis support specifically for autistic young people has been forgotten.
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