Is the diagnosis of autism to blame for the statistics that say one in ten boys aged five to seven is ‘developmentally delayed”?
Pediatric psychologist Clare Rowe questions whether an inflated diagnosis of autism is often made for parents to access NDIS funding. And is it the taxpayer’s responsibility to help each and every child not be left behind in their development? Or is this just adding to the collapse of the NDIS system which is struggling under its own weight. Clare and Michael McLaren discuss these issues in light of the latest quarterly report of the National Disability Insurance Agency.
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