Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru

National Assembly for Wales

Bil Awtistiaeth (Cymru) drafft

Draft Autism (Wales) Bill

Arolwg Ar-lein DAB97

Online Survey DAB97

Ymateb gan Cyfrannog ar-lein 97

Evidence from Online Participant 97

Please refer to questions in the Online Survey.

Question

Answer

01

Yes

02

Yes

03

Yes

04

Yes

otherwise hours of professional time will be wasted whilst local authorities and NHS debate who has certain responsibilities, and the subsequent funding to resource.

08

asap

09

Yes

10

Yes

definately. However it should be stated that occupational therapists in local authorities, as well as NHS, and some  are experts in this area and frequently get forgotten in legislation, and yet they are crucial to future planning within housing and achievement of potential

11

sensory integration assessment is essential, but if not specified as a required assessment will often be ignored.

12

my fear , based on evidence in the workplace, is that social services depts are already positioning themselves to say these are purely health assessments and cannot be met or participated in social care professionals..

certainly reablement services, if they are time restricted, do not easily accept people with autism ..

13

Yes

14

if they have informal carers?

are they working?

do they have a learning disability as well?

other health needs

15

It should be written in the guidance.

16

Yes

17

It should happen all the time.

18

good

19

i think there should be a rue that insists all departments at all levels within government need to have a strategy towards making life easier for people who are autistic - ie, considering housing, highways signage etc, transport, planning, employment, adu