In an attempt to tackle the social exclusion of adults with autism in England, they are all set to get the same access to jobs, education and good health care as everybody else following a pledge from Government in its first autism strategy for England.

The state has been accused of ignoring adults with the condition, as just 15% are in employment and half live at home.

The cross-Government strategy has called for a sustained effort to tackle the issue to help special children and provide them with rewarding and fulfilling lives, though the strategy accepts that they had often been excluded.

The steps provided offer achievable solutions to the problems, to treat about 400,000 adults with the condition in the country.

While children with autism are often supported through the school system, help for adults have been more erratic.

A series of projects including better training for health and social care staff and guidance for the public sector to make the services more accessible will also be initiated. Care Services Minister Phil Hope guaranteed that he wanted the strategy to be a foundation for change.

Professor Simon Baron-Cohen, Director of Cambridge University's Autism Research Centre said, "It pinpoints achievable solutions that could radically improve the lives of people with autism".