FOI 24/25-0233 DOCUMENT 13 OFFICIAL
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List A – Guidance
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Autism • Has to be from a listed health professional (multidisciplinary team, paediatrician, psychiatrist or clinical psychologist, neuropsychologist, educational psychologist or developmental psychologist) • Ensure that the health professional is registered on AHPRA from one of the above. This may be different to what their signature says. • Report/EOD was completed from 2013 onwards and states either Level 2 or Level 3 Autism or the descriptions of these (i.e. Autism – Requiring Substantial Support or Autism – Requiring Very Substantial Support). Note: If using the description make sure the description is stated as part of the diagnosis and not just as part of the of a description of functional impact (i.e. not sufficient: James requires substantial support in socialising) • It is not sufficient to use the DSM code of 299.00 as this applies to the diagnosis of Autism, not the severity level • Does not need to state DSM-V – this is because the DSM-V is the only diagnostic tool for Autism that uses Level 2 and 3 is the DSM-V • Is sufficient for one area to be Level 2 or 3 and the other be Level 1 • For Example: Social and Communication domain is Level 1 and Restricted and Receptive Behaviours is Level 2 • If the EOD shows Level 1-2 Autism, this is not sufficient unless it is clear that it is Level 1 for one criteria and 2 for the other criteria • Has to be from a listed health professional (multidisciplinary team, paediatrician, psychiatrist of clinical psychologist, neuropsychologist, forensic psychologist) • Ensure that the health professional is registered on AHPRA from one of the above. This may be different to what their signature says.
To see more practice guidance on Autism (including List A requirements), refer to Autism.
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