Parents of autistic children warn they are being “failed” by speech and language therapy, leaving families forced to pay for private treatment.

A “postcode lottery” of services across the country can result in a lack of appropriate therapists or insufficient equipment to meet children’s needs, according to experts.

Laura Brown, whose son, Ethan, has complex needs including non-verbal autism, said she was “failed by the system” after being told he could not access speech and language therapy “until he talks”.

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