Focus Area 1: Staged actions - from 2026 to 2029

Commitment 1: Create clearer and more consistent pathways to diagnosis for Autistic people of all ages.

Target

Explore funding for means tested services to facilitate timely autism diagnostic assessment and the accessibility for vulnerable and at-risk young people.

Action

Refer eligible school age children and young people in care who are on a waitlist for autism assessment to the service (Solasta), under the funded grant to undertake 100 autism assessments.

Lead: Office for Autism (Department of the Premier and Cabinet)

Target Date: 2026

Commitment 4: Improve the post-diagnostic referral process and accessibility of accurate information and resources.

Target

Ensure training and resources on post-diagnostic services and supports are continually updated.

Action

Develop and implement a pilot program to assess the delivery of post-diagnostic supports for children and young people who have received a diagnosis through the Autism and Assessment Diagnosis project.

Lead: Office for Autism (Department of the Premier and Cabinet)

Target Date: 2026