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Actions we will do every year

1. Getting an autism diagnosis

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We will keep helping people find information about getting a diagnosis.

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We will keep training staff who work with Autistic children in areas far away from cities and towns.

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We will also keep training staff who work with children in:

  • the justice system
  • out-of-home care.

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We will make sure tools and information for parents and carers are up to date.

2. School and learning

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We will keep updating our guides about designing classrooms that work well for Autistic students.

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We will keep training teachers on how to support Autistic students in:

  • classroom activities
  • TAFE.

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We will make sure people can take part in programs that help them change between schools and work.

This includes:

  • people with disability
  • Autistic people.

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We will look at different ways for Autistic students to learn.

3. Working and earning money

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We will make sure government staff have done autism training.

We will keep checking how we:

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  • hire new people

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  • support Autistic people who work for us.

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We will help Autistic people:

  • set goals for their work
  • work towards their goals.

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We will also run networks to make sure all our staff can:

  • share advice
  • feel included.

4. Finding and using services

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We will keep training service workers who help people in the community about autism.

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We will share the best ways to work with different parts of the government.

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We will also make sure new services work well for Autistic people.

5. Taking part in the community

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We will keep looking at how to make public places and services better for Autistic people.

This includes:

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  • making sure signs are more accessible

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  • making public toilets and change rooms easy to find.

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We will also share tools about how to make events work well for Autistic people.

6. Health and mental health services

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We will keep training healthcare staff about autism.

This includes emergency services, like police and ambulance drivers.

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We will give hospitals tools to help people

  • feel safe and comfortable
  • take a break from bright lights and loud noises.

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We will also work with Autistic people to create better spaces and signs in hospitals.

7. The justice system

A person pointing to a whiteboard with an autism icon on it.

We will keep training justice staff about autism.

This includes:

  • the police
  • court staff
  • prison staff.

We will keep making sure:

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  • Autistic people in prison get support

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  • people in prison can get an autism diagnosis.

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We will also provide more supports for Autistic people who:

  • know about a crime
  • go to court to talk about a crime.