Sydney parents have criticised announced changes to autism on the NDIS but there is cautious optimism the change could allow children to access earlier support.

NDIS Minister Mark Butler has set in train a process for changes to the disability support scheme that will see children with mild to moderate autism “diverted” away from the scheme.

Behind the planning process sits an opaque system of automated decision-making. It rests on a generated plan, called a ‘typical support package’.

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