The Department of Social Security is charged with managing the development of Australia's National Autism  Strategy.

The consultation process for the first draft strategy has closed -  see https://engage.dss.gov.au/developing-the-national-autism-strategy/

A4's "silver buckshot" response to the draft National Autism Strategy prepared by DSS staff is available from the links below.

Sarah Martin

Australia says it is committed to inclusive education. But the reality for the one in four schoolchildren who now have a disability is far from that.

Most Australian parents take for granted that their child will attend school and receive an education.

Nicole Rinehart, Monash University; David Moseley, Monash University, and Michael Gordon, Monash University

Grace Tame

On the eve of Autism Acceptance Month, the clue to 30-down in the Hobart Mercury’s giant crossword was “competent”. The four-letter answer was “able”.

It got me thinking about how the construct of “disability” is often framed as synonymous with failure, incompetence and inability.

ABC Investigations/By Anne Connolly and Ninah Kopel

The National Autism Strategy Oversight Committee has released it's draft strategy for comment.

Please review the draft strategy and be encouraged to respond. 

see

• https://engage.dss.gov.au/developing-the-national-autism-strategy/draft-strategy/ 
• https://engage.dss.gov.au/developing-the-national-autism-strategy/