- FoI Number
- 2023-170
- Subject
- Autism Assessments
- Date Received
- 21/06/2023
- Request and Response
-
In accordance with the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, I would be grateful if you could provide the following information:
- The number of people who have been referred to the health board for an assessment for autism who are currently waiting to be assessed.
Children 151
Adults 63
- Of those, the number of people broken down by the length of time in weeks that they have waited since being referred.
Waiting for Assessment at end of June 2023
Children.
Weeks
Number waiting
85
1
81
2
79
1
77
1
75
1
74
1
73
1
72
1
70
1
66
1
65
2
63
1
60
2
58
1
56
1
55
4
52
2
51
1
50
2
49
1
48
3
47
1
44
2
41
1
40
2
39
1
38
3
37
1
36
1
34
1
33
6
32
3
31
3
30
2
29
4
28
6
25
2
24
1
23
4
22
1
21
2
19
1
14
3
12
3
11
2
10
1
9
3
8
1
7
4
6
2
4
2
3
2
1
1
less than 1
3
Months
Number waiting
20 months
1
19 months
2
18 months
2
17 months
4
16 months
1
15 months
4
14 months
3
13 months
4
12 months
6
11 months
5
10 months
3
9 months
7
8 months
8
7 months
16
6 months
5
5 months
7
4 months
1
3 months
3
12 weeks
3
11 weeks
2
10 weeks
1
9 weeks
3
8 weeks
1
7 weeks
4
6 weeks
2
4 weeks
2
3 weeks
2
1 week
1
less than 1 week
3
106
Adults
Weeks
Number waiting
59
1
58
2
56
1
54
1
53
1
51
1
49
1
46
2
43
1
42
1
41
2
40
1
38
3
35
2
33
1
32
2
31
1
30
1
28
6
27
1
24
1
23
1
22
2
21
1
20
2
18
1
17
1
16
4
15
1
14
2
10
3
9
2
8
3
5
1
2
1
1
1
Less than 1
4
ON CAMHS ASD wait list:
Total: 39
20 weeks – 6
19 weeks – 4
17 weeks - 4
16 weeks – 2
12 weeks - 12
10 weeks - 2
8 weeks - 1
7 weeks - 3
5 weeks - 5
- The estimated length of time a new referral for an assessment for autism would wait before being assessed, i.e. the current estimated waiting time.
Currently those being seen are waiting up to 18 months. With the increased referral rate we are seeing, this is likely to increase.
