The Autism Act led to a national strategy for autistic adults.
Following the Autism Act 2009, the government published an adult autism strategy for England.
This matters because the Act created the duty, but strategy and guidance were needed to shape what services should do.
Awareverse asks whether strategy reaches diagnosis, social care, employment, housing, criminal justice and health services in real life.
A common mistake is treating strategy publication as service delivery.
Who had power here, who was left outside, and what would have changed if the human being was seen first?
These deep dives open out from this part of the timeline.