http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-25003129
Although the above article is about Yorkshire specifically, it isn't alone in this. When my eldest was assessed by our own CAMHS, she was referred in mid July 2012 and was not assessed until end of March 2013, despite the NHS NICE Guidelines saying it should be within 3 months and despite our local services claiming that all children referred were seen well within timescales. They lie. And I have heard other families have this problem too.
So much for autism "levelling off" (as currently claimed in the media) - the truth of the matter is, that by the time you account for all those hundreds in every area on the waiting list across the country, and all the unrecognised autistic girls it's not levelling off at all!
