About our Autism Strategy

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This is South Australia’s first Autism Strategy.

In this document we call it the Strategy.
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Autism affects how you:

  • think
  • feel
  • communicate
  • understand people.
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And a strategy is a government plan for how to do things in the future.
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We asked people in the Autistic and autism communities what words they prefer to use to talk about themselves.

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Autistic and autism communities include:

  • Autistic people
  • their families and carers
  • professionals who support Autistic people.
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Many people told us they prefer the words ‘Autistic people’.

We use these words in the Strategy.
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But we understand that each person might prefer different words for themselves.
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The Strategy explains how we will work towards making South Australia inclusive of Autistic people.

A large and diverse group of people.

When something is inclusive, everyone:

  • can take part
  • feels like they belong.
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We will use the Strategy from 2024 to 2029.
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We will also make sure the Strategy works well with other government plans.