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<p>In July 2021, we published a new all-age autism strategy that set out our commitments
to address the inequalities autistic people experience. These include poorer health
outcomes and a 16 year life expectancy gap. As part of this, we have provided over
£13 million to improve access to diagnosis, including through testing ways to reduce
waiting times and expanding a pilot that is identifying autistic children and young
people earlier on in life. To improve inclusion of autistic people, we have also provided
£600,000 to train many more educational staff across England, and we will launch an
autism public understanding initiative this year.</p>
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