NAS Rsponse to Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Study

The NHS has published the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Study, which shows that the prevalence of autistic adults in the UK remains at around one in 100 people. Our charity’s response is included below.

NAS comment:

Mel Merritt, Head of Policy and Campaigns at the National Autistic Society, said: “These figures show the prevalence of autistic adults in the UK remains at around one in 100 people. We hear increasingly loud, misleading and harmful narratives about autism, like false claims about ‘overdiagnosis’. But there is no evidence to suggest this is happening. Misinformation can be hugely damaging and lead to discrimination and autistic people being dismissed or denied the support they need.