Plaid Cymru believes that neurodiversity should be recognised as an equalities issue, with public services required to make reasonable adjustments for people with autism, ADHD and other neurodivergent conditions.
We will:
- Ensure that educational settings, health and social care, workplaces, and transport, and other public services are all designed to be accessible to neurodivergent people without unnecessary barriers.
- Work to reduce waiting times for neurodevelopmental assessments and support, exploring ways to streamline processes and ensure timely access to help, even before formal diagnosis – moving beyond over-medicalisation and rigid diagnostic thresholds.
- Improve awareness of, and training on, neurodiversity, including for teachers, doctors, public-service providers and businesses.
- Centre the voices of neurodivergent people in policy design and implementation, so that their lived experience informs service development, delivery, and evaluation.
We will act on the recommendations of the Stolen Lives Homes Not Hospitals Task and Finish Group, to create a pathway to ensuring more people with learning disabilities and autistic people are able to live safely, closer to home.