Is the sequestering, incarceration and forgetting of these vulnerable children and young adults any better than in Georgian and Victorian times?
Recommendations in a report from the All Party Parliamentary Group on Autism are well worth Ministers and others taking up.
Within the autism community, almost eight in ten will experience a mental health problem at some point in their life. The NHS must provide better support.
Children make up around 20 per cent of the population – yet CAMHS only receives 6.4 per cent of mental health spending.