Jigsaw Autism Services

17/10/2025

15/10/2025

The Disability Standards for Education are the national rules that all education providers need to follow to make sure every student has equal access to education.

Right now, the Australian Government is reviewing the rules, and they want your input!

✅ Are the Standards being used well?
✅ How can decision-making and complaints be more inclusive?
✅ Are responsibilities for assessments and course design clear?

Have your say here: https://tinyurl.com/4kcrk8zc
Learn more about the DSE here: https://tinyurl.com/4njab54y

Public consultation closes on 21 November.

15/10/2025

14/10/2025

📢 Research Opportunity for Families of Children and Adolescents with Neurodevelopmental Conditions! 📢

Our friends at the Clinic for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Research at the University of Sydney are inviting families to participate in a new study. They're establishing a community-based research registry to better understand the transdiagnostic needs of children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental conditions (NDCs) and their families.

Head to https://hubs.li/Q03NppHQ0 to find out more.

06/10/2025

Be the first to hear from Prof. Christine Imms and the Consortium team as they explain the Framework’s development, content, supporting tools and resources.

03/10/2025

03/10/2025

Assistive technology (AT) is equipment or devices that help you do things you can’t do because of your disability. AT may also help you do something more easily or safely.

Learn more at 💻 https://ow.ly/i9Ak50X1hCq

01/10/2025

Instead of collecting evidence and submitting reports, participants will have an interview with an assessor that lasts up to three hours.
👉 https://theconversation.com/how-people-are-assessed-for-the-ndis-is-changing-heres-what-you-need-to-know-266255?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook =1759295519

01/10/2025

PRECI are thrilled to announce the release of the official National Best Practice Framework for Early Childhood Intervention, approved for publication by the Commonwealth Government.
The PRECI Project Team (Denise, Kerry, Susana, Anoo, Tim) have worked extremely hard to not only incorporate current evidence, but also the input from practitioners and researchers from a diversity of disciplines.
We have enjoyed working in collaboration with the other members of the Consortium over the last 18 months. Thank you to everyone who shared their expertise through the consultations. The Framework is better for all your input!
Watch this space for more information on the framework to come!
https://www.health.gov.au/our-work/national-best-practice-framework-for-early-childhood-intervention?mc_cid=623f74dc6e&mc_eid=08f12c3621rk

25/09/2025

🚨 Big NDIS changes announced today
The Government has confirmed that from mid-2026, people with disability over 16 will have their NDIS support needs assessed using the I-CAN tool.
This is one of the biggest shifts since the Scheme began. Instead of line-by-line planning, funding will be based on a new support needs assessment. The Government says this will cut down on reports and bring more fairness.
But we know the disability community has real concerns:
⚠️ How will strangers who don’t know us assess our needs?
⚠️ Will I-CAN become just another cost-cutting tool?
⚠️ How will budgets be decided - and can we challenge them?
For this to work, assessments must be transparent, independent, trauma-informed and built with our community. They must capture the whole person - not just numbers in a system. And every participant must have access to their full report.
This is too important to get wrong. The voices of people with disability must be at the centre every step of the way.
We’ll be watching closely and fighting to make sure our choice and control is protected.
Read EAC’s Media Release: https://everyaustraliancounts.com.au/eac/media-release-i-can-assessments/
For more information about the I-CAN, see Dr. George Taleporos’ Newsletter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/i-can-assess-our-ndis-support-needs-what-must-happen-dr-george-uffnc/
💬 What do you think of this change? Share your thoughts below.

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24/09/2025

Professor Andrew Whitehouse - Deputy Director Research, Angela Wright Bennett Professor of Autism Research and Director of CliniKids at The Kids - featured on ABC 7.30 last night, strongly countering the claims made by the US President linking paracetamol use during pregnancy to autism.

Professor Whitehouse said the statements caused unnecessary concern from the community, revealing he had already received calls from upset parents.

Watch the ABC story here: https://shorturl.at/T23IL

Read our evidence-based statement on autism here: https://shorturl.at/vXRP6