NDIS Minister Bill Shorten says he is pleased to announce a new NDIS pilot program in partnership with the Telethon Kids Institute in Western Australia to focus on “preemptive intervention” for children showing early behavioral signs of autism.
NDIS Minister Bill Shorten says he is pleased to announce a new NDIS pilot program in partnership with the Telethon Kids Institute in Western Australia to focus on “preemptive intervention” for children showing early behavioural signs of autism.
“If that shows that intervening earlier can assist children to have improved outcomes as they develop, I think it’s very exciting for future generations and for early intervention mainstream services outside the NDIS so the NDIS is not the only lifeboat in the ocean,” Mr Shorten said.
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