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Look at these "outcomes" for people with Autism in Australia (like me) who are on the NDIS. Basically on-top of getting bout $25k autismbux per year, we get about $35k per year in "services" on top of that, and here are the "outcomes" of these services so far. The services are basically for us to have all kinds of services such as specialist doctors, clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, autism job assistance providers.
For people over 25+ with Autism
There has been a bigger deterioration in the percentage with no friends other than family or paid staff for participants with ASD compared to other disabilities. Participants with ASD have also fared worse on the two choice and control indicators: choosing who supports them and choosing what they do each day. Participants with autism are more likely to improve in relation to feeling safe in their home.
So for all of the money spent on this NDIS for us autistic people, we actually regressed in many ways.
Outcomes for participants with Autism Spectrum Disorder | NDIS
This summary pulls together information on the outcomes of participants with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
www.ndis.gov.au
For people over 25+ with Autism
- Preliminary data linkage results suggest (67%) of participants with ASD are receiving the Disability Support Pension (DSP). This is lower than the overall average of (77%), however this may partly reflect the younger age distribution for ASD participants.
- 28% of participants with ASD aged 25 and over have a paid job, slightly higher than the overall average of 25% (34% of people with Down-Syndrome aged 25 and over have a paid job, higher than those with ASD) - Note: Paid job does not mean FULL TIME JOB, so what percentage of us autists are working full time jobs? who knows, but Im going to assume its a lot less than 28%.
- In multiple regression models, participants with ASD are less likely to choose who supports them, and more likely to have no friends other than family or paid staff (40%+). Participants with ASD are more likely to currently attend or to have previously attended school in a mainstream class. They are also slightly more likely to be happy with their home and to rate their health as good, very good or excellent.
There has been a bigger deterioration in the percentage with no friends other than family or paid staff for participants with ASD compared to other disabilities. Participants with ASD have also fared worse on the two choice and control indicators: choosing who supports them and choosing what they do each day. Participants with autism are more likely to improve in relation to feeling safe in their home.
So for all of the money spent on this NDIS for us autistic people, we actually regressed in many ways.
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