...Christine Wee; Lisa Marie Thompson; Gwendolyn Cowley; Jasmine Jane Wood; Joanne Bradburn; Fiona Pender; Sujeet Jaydeokar Purpose This study looked at the impact of socio- demographic factors on the waiting times for children and young people waiting for neurodevelopmental assessments in a region...

... et al., 2013 ; Schuler et al., 2003 ; Unger, 2002 ; Van Wierena et al., 2008). Available publications fall into three main categories: Autism Comorbidity Learning difficulties Neurodevelopmental Neurodivergent Employment Reasonable-adjustments Neurodiversity...

... 12 2019 25 07 2020 16 11 2020 16 11 2020 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Gender Female Autism spectrum disorder Asperger syndrome Neurodevelopmental Pervasive developmental disorder Developmental disorder...

... Neurodevelopmental Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are lifelong neurodevelopmental conditions typified by impairments in reciprocal social interaction and communication, as well as restricted, repetitive and stereotyped behaviours (World Health Organization, 1992). Whilst originating in childhood, ASD...

... and involvement. Respect and dignity. Purpose and effectiveness. Efficiency and equity. Although ASD is a common neurodevelopmental disorder, unambiguous biomarkers are not yet available, and so ASD is defined and diagnosed on the basis of behaviour (Ecker et al., 2015 ; Lord, 2010...

... the neurodevelopmental disorders (Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2014). A placement should be determined by the individual’s needs rather than their label as, for example, the stress of a general psychiatric ward and inexperienced staff can amplify the mental illness of someone with ASD. A service needs...