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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Morgan Ofori

UK’s black children ‘face cultural barriers’ in accessing help for autism and ADHD

Marsha Martin
Marsha Martin founded Black SEN Mamas to try to raise awareness of autism and ADHD in the black community. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian

Cultural barriers are preventing black children who are autistic or have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) from accessing the help they need, the founder of a UK campaign for better support has said.

Hundreds of children with special educational needs (Send) routinely wait for more than a year to get help as local authorities across England struggle to meet unprecedented need in a dire financial climate.

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