Rotherham’s Autism Strategy - Easy read version

Numbers from Rotherham

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  • Around 1.1% of the people in Rotherham have an autism diagnosis, this is around 2900 people.

 

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  • We think that some adults with autism might have no diagnosis.

 

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  • 85% of people diagnosed are male.

 

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  • We need to make sure the ways we diagnose autism works as well with females so we don’t miss any diagnosis or chances to support people.