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Rachael Ward

Parents sound alarm on major change for autistic kids

The federal government hopes moving some children with autism off the NDIS will rein in spending. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

A shake-up to support for autistic children risks repeating mistakes of the past and overlooking some kids with less-severe needs.

That's the verdict from leading advocates and parents at a parliamentary inquiry into the government's Thriving Kids program, which is being rolled out to shift some children with autism off the strained National Disability Insurance Scheme.

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