About the Autism State Plan
In its 2006 pre-election policy Addressing Disadvantage, the Government made a commitment that it:
… will develop an Autism State Plan in partnership with Autism Victoria, to build new and better approaches across government for meeting the growing and complex needs of people with autism and Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).
Since this announcement, the government partners have been working with Autism Victoria to take this work forward. Key activities include:
- looking at current demand on services
- evaluating the findings of the Autism Secondary Consultation and Training Strategy
[see Autism Secondary Consultation & Training Strategy on the Monash University website for more information] - identifying gaps in services
- developing strategies to make the service system more effective.
The Autism State Plan will consider the needs of people with an ASD of all ages and life stages – children, adolescents and adults.
