More than one in 100 people are Autistic (National Autistic Society). Autism is a spectrum, meaning that each autistic person has a unique combination of characteristics and people with Autism can be very different to each other, with different sets of strengths and challenges. At Chrysalis we take a neurodiversity­ affirming approach to diagnosing autism, viewing it as part of the natural variation and diversity between people rather than as a ‘disorder’.

To obtain a diagnosis of autism evidence is needed of: