'I've been waiting 2 years for NHS autism assessment and life is a struggle'

As we mark Autism Awareness Day today, April 2, and the waiting list for an assessment through the NHS continues to grow, Mirror writer Zahna Eklund lifts the lid on their personal experience with living in uncertainty


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