Laura Smyth (La Trobe, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

to move:

That this House:

(1)

acknowledges the significant incidence of autism spectrum disorder in our community;

(2)

seeks to ensure that those affected by autism spectrum disorder are aware of the educational and other opportunities including early intervention strategies available which encourage them to achieve their best;

(3)

notes the Government’s early intervention program, Helping Children with Autism, which has provided over 10 000 children under seven years of age with access to early intervention support services;

(4)

encourages the Government to maintain its dialogue with:

(a)

medical, educational and other autism professionals to hear their views on the most effective methods of support for people with autism; and

(b)

those affected by autism spectrum disorder, their families and carers to achieve better educational and health outcomes; and

(5)

calls on the Victorian Government to give a firm guarantee that stage 2 of the Eastern Autistic School will proceed and that it will not back away from such an important school rebuilding program.

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