Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru	National Assembly for Wales
Bil Awtistiaeth (Cymru) drafft	Draft Autism (Wales) Bill
Arolwg Ar-lein DAB83	Online Survey DAB83
Ymateb gan Cyfrannog ar-lein 83	Evidence from Online Participant 83

Please refer to questions in the Online Survey.

Question	Answer
01	Yes
02	Yes
03	Yes Providing there is funding for these authorities.
04	Yes
08	More needs to be done to start pathway to diagnosing. Some waiting times to the start of assessments is 2 years plus. Which is no benefit to anyone. Assessments should start a maximum of 6 months from referral for assessment. As far as the actual time it then takes to be assessed and get a diagnosis. There should not be a time limit. Autism effects every person differently. Some are 'classically' autistic and easy to diagnose. Whereas others like my little girl present their autism in an a typical and unusual way. It took 13 months of assessments and observations. Which I'm glad about as if it had to be done to a time frame I do think she would have been given a diagnosis.
09	Yes
11	Neurologist Peadiatrcian
12	Having only one set of assessments for classically presenting autism. And many being turned down because they give okay eye contact or appear social. It is proven that girls copy and mimic behaviours to make it appear as if they are coping socially and often go under the radar because of this. There needs to be more than one set of criteria for diagnosing autism.
13	Yes
14	Support they have recieved. (Or lack of)
15	Not sure Both
16	Yes
17	It should happen all the time.
19	Communications should be taught in all schools as part of the national curriculum. (Makaton).