Overview
This quality standard covers health and social care services for adults, young people and children with autism. It includes assessment and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders, and care and support for people diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
Last reviewed: 21 February 2014
How to use NICE quality standards and how we develop them
Quality standards help you improve the quality of care you provide or commission. They apply in England and Wales (see the UK government website and Welsh government website). Decisions on how they apply in Scotland and Northern Ireland are made by ministers in the Scottish government and Northern Ireland Executive.
Find out how to use quality standards and how we develop them.
Endorsing bodies
This quality standard is endorsed by Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England as required by the Health and Social Care Act (2012).
Supporting organisations
A number of organisations recognise the benefit of this quality standard in improving care. They work with us to promote it to commissioners and service providers:
- British Psychological Society (BPS)
- National Autistic Society
- Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP)
- Royal College of Nursing (RCN)
- Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT)
- Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
- Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych)
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Thinking Autism