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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
David Maddox

Farage sparks furious backlash after claiming children with special educational needs are ‘over diagnosed’

Charities have been condemned Nigel Farage over “wildly inaccurate” claims about people with mental health problems and children with special educational needs (SEND).

The National Autistic Society (NAS) led the criticism of Reform UK’s leader after he claimed in a rant on mental health problems that GPs are “over diagnosing” conditions.

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