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Families 'left in lurch' on child autism diagnoses, report warns

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70% Informative

Children's Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza says system has failed to keep up with demand.

She said parents are having to "jump through multiple hoops" to get support.

Report calls for urgent change to a needs-led, not a diagnosis-led system of support.

Government insists it is tackling the issue head-on.

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78

Informative language

81

Neutral language

40

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

62

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not offensive

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not hateful

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not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

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short-lived

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