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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Andrew Messenger

A new scheme is about to replace the NDIS for children with autism. Why has Queensland refused to sign up?

Isaac, wearing a helmet on his scooter, stands with his mother in a skate park bowl
Ali Kuylaars’s sons Isaac (pictured), and Arlo have both been diagnosed with autism. Kuylaars says there’s not enough clarity on how the NDIS replacement, Thriving Kids, will work. Photograph: Ali Kuylaars

As parliament debated the future of the National Disability Insurance Scheme this week, Ali Kuylaars was worried.

Her two children, both diagnosed with autism, could be among thousands across the country removed from the federal scheme by January 2028.

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