The 2022-23 October Budget announced the Better Support for People with Disability measure. This measure included $5.3 million to support development of a National Autism Strategy. The National Autism Strategy measure included:

  • $1 million to develop the National Autism Strategy
  • $2 million to the Autism Cooperative Research Centre to continue its autism research and provide advice to support development of the National Autism Strategy
  • $300,000 to develop a National Roadmap to target health and mental health outcomes for autistic people, and
  • $2 million to the AEIOU Foundation for Children with Autism to expand their existing autism specific early intervention centre in Townsville, Queensland.

Learn more about the National Autism Strategy.

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