Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru

National Assembly for Wales

Bil Awtistiaeth (Cymru) drafft

Draft Autism (Wales) Bill

Arolwg Ar-lein DAB28

Online Survey DAB28

Ymateb gan Cyfrannog ar-lein 28

Evidence from Online Participant 28

Please refer to questions in the Online Survey.

Question

Answer

01

Yes

Any developmental disorder

02

Yes

03

Yes

04

Yes

To make progress when helping young people with autism there is a need to offer cross departmental cooperation. Local suthorities often fail to coordinate between schools, educational psychology and sicial services. Clinical psychologists in the NHS resis

05

The Welsh Government has an autism strategy. It is ineffective. It is necessary to bring about a change in public sector cross departmental cooperation. If you give 6 months it will take 6 months

06

See answer to question 5

07

No

08

Depending on the LA will make for variations in the time to get a diagnosisa

09

Yes

You are missing the point. Its the prevarication about getting a diagnosis. It took 6 years from first raising the issue with the LA to going privately for a diagnosis which cost £1000

10

Yes

Each profession has to learn to work together

11

A clinical and an educational psychologist

12

A deliberately obstructive head teacher or deputy who does not want to have ALN children in school. A clinical psychologist who will not meet the child but only the parents.

13

Yes

14

If the diagnosis was from a private clinical psychologist or NHS

15

It should be written on the Bill.

Guidance will meet Government objectives

16

Yes

17

It should happen all the time.

18

It is too late for my family.

There are negligible services in the Welsh language