SIL funding for participants with ASD

FOI 23/24-0667

Scope

  1. How many participants in total (male, female, gender not disclosed etc) with a primary disability of ASD have funding for SIL
  2. How many female participants with a primary disability of ASD have funding for SIL
  3. How many male participants with a primary disability of ASD have funding for SIL

Response

The FOI request is asking for participants with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The closest we could provide are those with autism as primary disability, which consists of the following ICD disability names:

• F84.0 - Autism disorder • F84.2 - Rett syndrome • F84.5 - Asperger syndrome

Number of active participants in SIL as at 30 September 2023

Primary Disability Total Male Female Other
F84.0 - Autism disorder 3,712 2,887 781 44
F84.2 - Rett syndrome 119 1 118 0
F84.5 - Asperger syndrome 47 37 9 1