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Autism Bill

Proceeding contribution from Stephen Pound (Labour) in the House of Commons on Friday, 27 February 2009. It occurred during Debate on bills on Autism Bill.
The hon. Lady is clearly going to do a great service to the nation by bringing the Bill before the House today. She might be able to do an even greater service. In the Bill, she refers to the definition of autism as""all autism spectrum disorders, including Asperger's syndrome"." I have had some difficulty, as have others, in defining the autism spectrum. I appreciate that the answer to my question might be that this subject should be ventilated in Committee, but does she intend at any stage to attempt to provide a definition of the autism spectrum?
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
488 c489 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Legislation
Autism Bill 2008-09
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