Overview

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You can provide your feedback by answering this survey, or you can email your comments to AutismRoadmapConsultation@health.gov.au

Background

The Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care has listened to many Autistic people, their families and carers, and a range of experts to create a draft version of the National Roadmap to Improve the Health and Mental Health of Autistic People (the Autism Health Roadmap).

The aim of the Autism Health Roadmap is to address the issues faced by Autistic people in the health care system and to outline actions to improve the health and mental health outcomes for Autistic people in Australia.

The Autism Health Roadmap has been developed through expert advice, by looking at current evidence and by listening to many Autistic people, their families and carers, and other stakeholders.

If you would like more information please see the Autism Health Roadmap (weblink) web page to view the full document.

About the consultation

The Department of Health and Aged Care wants your feedback on the Autism Health Roadmap.

They want to know if you think it includes everything that is important for and to improve the health and mental health of Autistic people.

Participating in the consultation will help the Australian Government understand what you think should be in the final Autism Health Roadmap. This will help ensure that the Autism Health Roadmap is aligned with what the Autistic and autism communities want.

Who can participate in the consultation?

This public consultation is open to anyone who wants to give feedback, including:

• Autistic people and their families
• People who work with or care for Autistic people
• Other people with an interest in the Autism Health Roadmap.

We encourage people who may have challenges responding to the consultation to seek support to respond to the survey.

Your participation in this consultation is voluntary. You can stop participating at any time.

Why your views matter

You can provide your feedback by completing the survey, using the link below. You can type your responses, use voice to text software or upload a video or audio response.

If you need help to complete this survey or would like a hard copy, please email the Autism Health Roadmap team at AutismRoadmapConsultation@health.gov.au

You can also email your feedback to us. 

The survey will be open until 11:59PM AEST, Friday 27 September.

What happens next

A summary of the findings from this consultation will be publicly released and may include de-identified responses from submissions. The feedback from the consultation will be used to refine the Autism Health Roadmap before finalisation.