Autistic children who fit in the ‘profound’ category are deserving of more support, yet it is concerning that the sole purpose of the study and proposed ‘profound’ category is to help government and service providers plan and deliver supports to children who fit in the non-verbal category, while those with significant needs who don’t fit would be excluded.
So the criteria for diagnosis would be dependent on where children sit within a support system decided by governments. What happens if governments don’t listen to autism experts who have been commissioned?
Autistic children who fit in the ‘profound’ category are deserving of more support, yet it is concerning that the sole purpose of the study and proposed ‘profound’ category is to help government and service providers plan and deliver supports to children who fit in the non-verbal category, while those with significant needs who don’t fit would be excluded.
So the criteria for diagnosis would be dependent on where children sit within a support system decided by governments. What happens if governments don’t listen to autism experts who have been commissioned?
