Before a massive overhaul of the disability scheme, families say plans are already being slashed or rejected as they are told to wait for support programs that do not yet exist
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Aidyn is eight. For anyone who doesn’t know him well, his speech is impossible to understand. He has level-two autism, an intellectual disability and an eating disorder. Two years ago, he had a gastrostomy tube inserted into his stomach because he was malnourished.
His coordinator and advocate, Jayde Parker, notified the national disability insurance scheme of a change in the family’s circumstances and asked for support for Aidyn’s mother, who also has autism.