The UK's "NEET" young ppl numbers fell from 2024 to 2025, & rose because of Brexit & pandemic response. Numbers were higher in 2010s, even 2000s before Great Recession. Not autistic people's fault!
ttps://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/neet-statistics-annual-brief/2025
Annual estimates from the Labour Force Survey of young people aged 16 to 24 not in education, employment or training (NEET) in England.
Tomorrow UK's House of Lords Committee will debate the Autism Act 2009 & new autism strategy. You can attend/watch below.
Dangerous time: Government harmfully claims autism may be overdiagnosed & right-wing thinktank below claims children should have (harmful) behavioural therapy, not diagnoses. 1/
Steven Kapp
GPs are ‘coming under pressure’ to diagnose conditions such as autism and ADHD that lead to benefit entitlement, a new report has found.
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On Wednesday 10 June, the House of Lords (HoL) will debate the Autism Act 2009 Committee's report.
The Committee recommended that the Government urgently deliver the new autism strategy, so it’s ready to launch when the current one expires in July 2026.
