Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru

National Assembly for Wales

Bil Awtistiaeth (Cymru) drafft

Draft Autism (Wales) Bill

Arolwg Ar-lein DAB63

Online Survey DAB63

Ymateb gan Cyfrannog ar-lein 63

Evidence from Online Participant 63

Please refer to questions in the Online Survey.

Question

Answer

01

Yes

A high quantity of people don't recognise or know the definition of ASD

02

No

ASD should have an individual definition and not used in conjunction with other disorders

03

Yes

04

Yes

05

Welsh government need to liaise with people living with Autism.

06

Welsh government need to liaise with people living With ASD

08

Timescale should be written specifically for the Autism strategy

09

Yes

10

Yes

11

Experienced Educational specialists should be added to the team, as a person with ASD demonstrates different traits and expressions in different settings

12

It is very difficult for a person to recieve diagnoses of ASD if they are seen as high functioning. This has a knock on effect in relation to funding they require for additional support

13

Yes

14

a person’s age

if they are male or female

the age they were when they got diagnosed

what health board/local authority area they are in;

how long it took them to get a diagnosis

how they were diagnosed and the outcome

the job titles of the people who dia

15

Not sure

16

Yes

17

It should happen all the time.

18

The bill will be good for everyone with ASD and support a quicker diagnosis enabling relevant strategies to be out in place to ensure each individual has a smooth process and support