AUTISM AWARENESS WEEK 17th-24th MAY 2004 (no.2)

Early day motion 1165, tabled 11 May 2004 by Liz Blackman (Labour). Signed by 130 members.

That this House supports Autism Awareness Week which aims to increase awareness of this lifelong developmental disability characterised in varying degrees of severity by difficulties forming social relationships, problems with verbal and non-verbal communication and a lack of imagination; notes that it affects more than an estimated 500,000 people in the UK and agrees that there should be further changes to Government policy to improve the diagnosis of, and support for people with autistic spectrum disorders (including Asperger syndrome) and their carers.

Signatures by party: Labour 65, Conservative 32, Liberal Democrat 15, Labour/Co-operative 9, Plaid Cymru 3, DUP 2, Scottish National Party 2, Independent Conservative 1, UUP 1.