When answering this question, you might like to consider:
- What outcomes would you most like to see from a National Autism Strategy?
- What are your priorities for a National Autism Strategy?
When answering this question, you might like to consider:
- What is affecting the rights of Autistic people?
- How can we better make sure the rights of Autistic people are recognised and upheld?
- How should the Strategy recognise the diversity of the Autistic community?
When answering this question, you might like to consider:
- What barriers to social and economic inclusion have you experienced at different stages of life? (this could be things like being out in the community, relationships, having a career or being employed, having access to education)
- What are the biggest improvements you would like to see?
- Is more support needed for Autistic people at certain life stages?
- What should be in a Strategy so Autistic people get the support they need early in life, including making sure infants and children have access to diagnosis and adequate supports?
- First Nations autistic people?
- autistic people from culturally and
linguistically diverse backgrounds?
- autistic people that identify as LGBTQIA+?
- autistic infants, children and young adults?
- older autistic people?
- Autistic people with common co-occurring neurotypes and conditions, including but not limited to Autistic people with intellectual disability, Autistic people with ADHD and Autistic people with Specific Learning Disorders (SLD) such as dyslexia, dyscalculia and dyspraxia.
- Autistic people with additional and/or complex support needs including communication needs.
When answering this question, you might like to consider:
- How should priority groups be represented in the Strategy?
- What are the specific actions needed to support people from these priority population groups – actions will generally be specific to one of these identified groups.
When answering this question, you might like to consider:
- Which sectors or professions need the most work to improve understanding of Autism?
- Why is the community’s understanding of Autism important?
- How does a lack of understanding of Autism impact on people’s rights and attitudes towards Autistic people?
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