Overview
- The report by deputies Isabelle Santiago and Philippe Fait, published Wednesday, May 27, 2026, diagnoses a system "à bout de souffle" and proposes 44 concrete recommendations to overhaul care for children with autism.
- Key proposals include pilot territorial centres that co‑locate professionals, an 'agir tôt' early‑intervention approach that starts support before formal diagnosis, and large‑scale reform of professional training.
- The mission documents serious harms including children removed after inappropriate social‑service alerts, use of chemical restraints in institutions, and continuing defence of 'packing' which the UN has condemned as maltreatment.
- Authors note repeated rulings by the European Committee of Social Rights (2003, 2008, 2014, 2023) and report that some families still send children to Belgium for needed care because of shortages and unsuitable services in France.
- The findings rest on about thirty hearings and ten field visits and are likely to drive parliamentary debate, but the government has not yet announced formal adoption or implementation of the mission's measures.