Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Dental Service Provision in Stockton-on-Tees - December 2016

Report - 18 December 2016

During recent engagement activities, the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Sector fed back concerns with the accessibility of, and care provided by the dentists for people diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Stockton-on-Tees.

To gather further intelligence from local residents about this issue, Healthwatch Stockton-on-Tees designed a questionnaire and worked in partnership with other organisations including Daisy Chain and Stockton United For Change (SUFC) to distribute it and collect responses to find out if this was a wider problem.

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