The Australian context: commentary on “Mothers’ experiences of the transition of young people with autism spectrum disorder to adult care” (McMinn, Schulz, & Ludlow, 2019) and “Challenging the status quo” (Beadle-Brown & Roberts, 2019)

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1 Recent research has indicated that many individuals with autism spectrum disorder prefer identity first language to describe autism, such as “autistic” (Kenny et al., 2016). Therefore, we will use “autistic” in the current article.

2 The bulk of this research reports on the situation in Australia prior to major reform of the system for funding disability support services, the NDIS.

3 https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/publications/victorian-autism-plan

4 https://www.ndis.gov.au/

5 See eligibility: https://www.ndis.gov.au/about-us/operational-guidelines/access-ndis-operational-guideline/access-ndis-disability-requirements

6 https://www.autismspectrum.org.au/how-can-we-help/getting-a-job/school-leaver-employment-support

7 http://au.specialisterne.com/

8 https://www.dxc.technology/au