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Chamber and committees

Further Support for Autism and Learning Disabilities

  • Submitted by: Alexander Burnett, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 October 2020
  • Motion reference: S5M-23152
  • Current status: Achieved cross-party support

That the Parliament commends ENABLE Scotland, National Autistic Society Scotland, Scottish Autism, people with a learning disability, autistic people, families, carers, professionals and academics, who have come together to campaign for much-needed change; commends the vision and aspirations of the Scottish Strategy on Autism and the Keys to Life Strategy for people with a learning disability, both of which come to an end in 2021; considers that there is still much more work to be done to realise the aspirations of these strategies across a range of areas, and that this is evident from the members of the Cross-Party Groups on Autism and Learning Disability; believes that such areas include diagnosis, post-diagnosis support, additional support in school, access to employment, social care, quality and appropriate healthcare and housing and advocacy, as well as training for professionals and greater understanding among Scottish society, including in the Aberdeenshire West constituency, and notes the calls for a new commissioner role to bring further accountability to the system, uphold the rights of autistic people and people with a learning disability, and their families, and improve access to services and support so that they can be equal members of society.


Supported by: Jackie Baillie, Jeremy Balfour, Michelle Ballantyne, Miles Briggs, Jackson Carlaw, Peter Chapman, Alex Cole-Hamilton (Registered interest) , Murdo Fraser, Iain Gray, Daniel Johnson, Liam Kerr, Johann Lamont, Monica Lennon, Gordon Lindhurst, Richard Lyle, Fulton MacGregor, Ruth Maguire, Mark McDonald, Stuart McMillan, Pauline McNeill, Margaret Mitchell, Edward Mountain, Oliver Mundell, John Scott, Colin Smyth, Alexander Stewart, Annie Wells, Brian Whittle