Autism protocol to tackle long delays for assessment of need still not rolled out, HSE says 

The average waiting time for assessment of need is now 27 months, the national autism charity AsIAm warned earlier this month. File picture

The HSE’s new autism protocol for assessment is still not in use, having been expected to roll out from early February, the HSE has confirmed.

The protocol is being set up to tackle spiralling waiting times for assessment of need, but has now hit its own roadblocks.