"And please share this piece, far and wide. Share it with your members of parliament, share it with your neighbours, share it with other disabled people and other parents of autistic kids. Send it to the Minister for Disability Issues, Louise Upston at [email protected] with a demand to know why autistic kids don’t matter to her government."

#ScoutBarbourEvans, 2025

https://kahukurascout.substack.com/p/at-least-one-large-disability-support

At least one large disability support provider has completely run out of funding to provide support to autistic people.

"I'll tell you right now, you're not getting anything"

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"So we had our first Needs Assessment under the NASC Autism pathway, referred by the ASD coordinator at our paeds department after our diagnosis. And our blatantly burnt out, well-intentioned, but refreshingly honest Needs Assessor informed my support person and I that the funding pot is completely empty."

#ScoutBarbourEvans, 2025

https://kahukurascout.substack.com/p/at-least-one-large-disability-support

#autism #NASC #DisabilitySupport

At least one large disability support provider has completely run out of funding to provide support to autistic people.

"I'll tell you right now, you're not getting anything"

Te Puāwai o ngā Kahukura