Evidence for early childhood intervention for autistic children using Key Worker Model
Dear National Disability Insurance Agency,
The new "Supports that are ‘NDIS supports’" list released on 1/10/2024 indicates under "Early intervention supports for early childhood" that "evidence-based early childhood intervention supports for children 0-9 years" including "a key worker for a child’s family" is an "NDIS support" for children ... including autistic children.
Please provide, under the provisions of the FoI Act 1982, information held by the NDIA that
a) defines what "a key worker" is, and
b) shows that "key workers" achieve "better long-term outcomes for" autistic children than either doing nothing or so-called treatment-as-usual (TAU).
I am only interested in information that shows outcomes explicitly for autistic children. I am not interested in information for children with other disability types or that assumes general results apply for autistic children.
Yours faithfully,
Bob Buckley
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Dear Bob Buckley
Freedom of Information Request: Acknowledgement
Thank you for your request of 2 October 2024, made under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (FOI Act), for information held by the National
Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA).
Scope of your Request
You have requested access to:
“ … a) defines what ""a key worker"" is, and
b) shows that ""key workers"" achieve ""better long-term outcomes for""
autistic children than either doing nothing or so-called
treatment-as-usual (TAU).
I am only interested in information that shows outcomes explicitly for
autistic children. I am not interested in information for children with
other disability types or that assumes general results apply for autistic
children..."
Irrelevant Information
Section 22 of the FOI Act allows an Agency to redact information from
documents if that information would reasonably be regarded as irrelevant
to a request for access.
Given the nature of your request, it does not seem that NDIA staff
members’ surnames and contact details would be relevant to you. Can you
please send me a reply email confirming that such details are irrelevant
to your request for access?
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period for processing your request commenced from 3 October 2024.
Unfortunately, this 30-day period expired on 2 November 2024. We will
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Regards
Lia
Senior Freedom of Information Officer
Complaints Management & FOI Branch
General Counsel Division
National Disability Insurance Agency
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Dear Bob Buckley
Thank you for your request for information.
Please find attached correspondence in relation to your request. If you
require this in a different format, please let us know.
Please contact us at [1][NDIA request email] if you have any questions or
require help.
Thank you.
Kind regards
Lia (LML799)
Senior Freedom of Information Officer
Complaints Management and FOI Branch
General Counsel Division
National Disability Insurance Agency
E [2][NDIA request email]
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The NDIA acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout
Australia and their continuing connection to land, sea and community. We
pay our respects to them and their cultures and to Elders past, present
and emerging.
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Bob Buckley left an annotation ()
The NDIA does not have any information of the type requested. While this is a "refusal" technically, the Agency's response that there is no information is important - as explained at https://a4.org.au/node/2674