Autism benefits 'too hard to get'

Children who have autism spectrum disorders are being deprived of their entitlement to support services and benefits because of the complexity of accessing them, according to a report by the National Autistic Society. Autism: Rights in Reality, published last week to coincide with Autism Awareness Week, said people with autism and Asperger's syndrome 'don't fit the current ways of thinking about disability nor the eligibility used to measure the support needs of people with disabilities and their families'.