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'Her mental health deteriorated': family forced to wait years for autism diagnosis | Society

UK · 2026-09-24

Key takeaway

Over five-year wait for autism diagnosis in Trafford highlights severe public pathway delays.

  1. Step 1 · The triggersevere delays in public autism diagnosis pathways cause families to wait years for assessment
  2. Step 2 · Knock-onfamilies with resources divert demand to private diagnostic providers, expanding the private sector's addressable market
  3. Step 3 · Reaches youprivate diagnostic SMEs see increased bookings and revenue, while public sector-dependent providers face stagnant or falling volumes

The trigger is reported by the source below. The steps that follow are Branch²’s traced reasoning — how the shock could reach a business like yours, not a prediction.

Source: theguardian.com

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