Jordon Steele-John (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to Senator Gallagher in their capacity as Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Let's be clear—autism is permanent and significant. The language 'mild or moderate' has no clinical definition. Previously the NDIS has stated that autistic children who fall in the level 2 or 3 categories of support when diagnosed are eligible for the scheme on the basis that they require either substantial or very substantial support. Can the minister explain what was meant by 'mild or moderate' autism and confirm whether it's the government's intention to remove children with a diagnosis level of 1 or 2 autism?