Charity helps children waiting years for autism diagnosis

An organisation set up to help families get autism and ADHD assessments for children on long NHS waiting lists has become a charity.

The Roxi Foundation in Swindon, Wiltshire, was started by a young woman's family after a difficult few years before she was eventually diagnosed with both autism and ADHD.

Roxi's dad, Matt Pound said: "I realised that if we're struggling that much, other families must be too."

A spokesperson for the local NHS integrated care board said it "understood the frustration" caused by long waiting times, adding that it was working to "improve access".