Evidence for early childhood intervention for autistic children using Key Worker Model

Bob Buckley made this Freedom of Information request to National Disability Insurance Agency

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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

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“ … 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..."

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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).

Yours faithfully,

Bob Buckley

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