Statistics ASD Mental health

ASD Mental Health

STATISTICS

Only 26% of autistic pupils feel happy at school. Three in four parents or carers (74%) said their child’s school place did not fully meet their needs -NAS_Eduation report 2023

Reference: https://dy55nndrxke1w.cloudfront.net/file/24/asDKIN9asAvgMtEas6gIatOcB5H/NAS_Education%20Report%202023.pdf

70–80% of children and adults with autism experience or have experienced mental health problems in their lifetime

-Ambitious About Autism (2017), Know Your Normal

Link:

https://www.ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk/sites/default/files/youth-participation/toolkit/Ambitious-about_autism-know-your-normal-full-report.pdf

Graph based on NAS Education report 2023

Seven in ten autistic children and young adults said school would be better if more teachers understood autism. -by National Autistic Society, School Report, (2021)

Mental health problem among youngsters

Distribution of the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the public health measures on young people's mental health in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2020