Over 205,000 Australians are living with autism, and a significant number of them face a reduced life expectancy.
More than 205,000 Australians have autism and many experience lower life expectancy than non-autistic people, particularly if they have a co-occurring medical condition.The paper highlights greater community awareness about autism is needed across key professions and also considers timeliness in diagnoses and autistic people's access to justice and health services.
Council co-chair Clare Gibellini said contributions big and small would be valued, respected and considered.
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