Question follow-through · 55238

Girls: Autism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides to schools on supporting (a) autistic girls (b) girls masking symptoms of autism in educational settings.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
30 May 2025
Target answer date
3 Jun 2025
Answer
25 Jun 2025 · 26 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 30 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides to schools on supporting (a) autistic girls (b) girls masking symptoms of autism in educational settings.

  2. 3 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 25 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    The department wants all children and young people to be able to receive the right support to succeed in their education and we recognise that children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) often require access to additio...

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