The proportion of young children (age 0 to 6 years) diagnosed with autism in the NDIS has declined significantly since the full roll-out of the NDIS. The number of autistic NDIS participants aged 0-6 years old in the NDIS decreased 27.4% in 18 months from 30/9/2022 to 31/3/2024.
The following chart shows the number of children in the NDIS with different types of "primary disability" according to data published by the NDIS on their website.
Autism Aspergers Advocacy Australia (A4) published its report updating its views on the number of Autistic Australians who are officially identified as autistic. The numbers are substantially higher than some "authorities" claim. For example,
please find attached a letter from our disability representative organisation (DRO) for autism requesting a meeting to discuss our serious concerns about policies and programs for autistic Australians.