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Inquiry into support for autistic children and young people in schools

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Submission Number Submitting person/organisation
00001Name Withheld received on 18 May 2023
00003Name Withheld received on 20 May 2023
00004Name Withheld received on 6 Jun 2023
00005Western Australian Education Support Principals and Administrators Assocation received on 9 Jun 2023
00006Name Withheld received on 10 Jun 2023
00007Name Withheld received on 12 Jun 2023
00008Name Withheld received on 12 Jun 2023
00009Dr Kim Pedlow received on 14 Jun 2023
00010Rebecca Walker received on 15 Jun 2023
00012Name Withheld received on 22 Jun 2023
00013Name Withheld received on 22 Jun 2023
00014Name Withheld received on 24 Jun 2023
00015Amanda Rogers received on 25 Jun 2023
00017Name Withheld received on 28 Jun 2023
00018NSW Department of Education received on 29 Jun 2023
00019Department of Education Queensland received on 30 Jun 2023
00020Name Withheld received on 3 Jul 2023
00021Tanya Princi received on 5 Jul 2023
00022Name Withheld received on 6 Jul 2023
00023Name Withheld received on 10 Jul 2023
00024Name Withheld received on 10 Jul 2023
00025Name Withheld received on 8 Jul 2023
00027Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre (OTARC) received on 10 Jul 2023
00028Sarah Bernard received on 10 Jul 2023
00030Telethon Kids Institute received on 10 Jul 2023
00032Name Withheld received on 10 Jul 2023
00034Department for Education Children and Young People Tasmania received on 11 Jul 2023
00036Chelsea Rutter received on 11 Jul 2023
00038amaze received on 12 Jul 2023
00039Kiind (formerly Kalparrin) received on 12 Jul 2023
00040Square Peg Round Whole WA received on 12 Jul 2023
00041I CAN Network received on 12 Jul 2023
00042Equal Opportunity Commission received on 12 Jul 2023
00043Name Withheld received on 12 Jul 2023
00044Name Withheld received on 12 Jul 2023
00045PDA Perth WA Parents Support Group received on 12 Jul 2023
00046Name Withheld received on 12 Jul 2023
00047Name Withheld received on 13 Jul 2023
00048Name Withheld received on 13 Jul 2023
00049Jannlea Piercey received on 13 Jul 2023
00051John Brigg received on 12 Jul 2023
00052Name Withheld received on 13 Jul 2023
00054Autism SA received on 13 Jul 2023
00055Western Australian Primary Principals' Association (WAPPA) received on 13 Jul 2023
00056Autism Teaching Institute received on 13 Jul 2023
00057Name Withheld received on 13 Jul 2023
00058Furthering Autistic Children's Education and School (FACES) received on 13 Jul 2023
00059Government of South Australia received on 13 Jul 2023
00060Department of Communities received on 13 Jul 2023
00061Name Withheld received on 13 Jul 2023
00062Reframing Autism Ltd received on 13 Jul 2023
00063Western Australian Council of State School Organisations Inc (WACSSO) received on 13 Jul 2023
00064United Workers Union received on 13 Jul 2023
00067Positive Partnerships received on 13 Jul 2023
00068Name Withheld received on 13 Jul 2023
00069Name Withheld received on 13 Jul 2023
00070Michelle Glisenti received on 13 Jul 2023
00071Name Withheld received on 13 Jul 2023
00072Name Withheld received on 13 Jul 2023
00073Name Withheld received on 13 Jul 2023
00074Georgina Ker received on 13 Jul 2023
00075Name Withheld received on 13 Jul 2023
00076Name Withheld received on 13 Jul 2023
00077Name Withheld received on 14 Jul 2023
00078Autism Association of Western Australia received on 13 Jul 2023
00080Isolated Children's Parents' Association of Western Australia Inc (ICPA WA) received on 13 Jul 2023
00081Name Withheld received on 13 Jul 2023
00082Name Withheld received on 13 Jul 2023
00083Name Withheld received on 14 Jul 2023
00085Department of Health received on 14 Jul 2023
00086Jodie Wilde received on 15 Jul 2023
00087Department of Education received on 17 Jul 2023
00088Name Withheld received on 18 Jul 2023
00089South West Autism Network Inc (SWAN) received on 19 Jul 2023
00090Name Withheld received on 26 Jul 2023
00091Name Withheld received on 20 Aug 2023
00092Steffanie Rogers received on 9 Oct 2023
Related Documents/Response to Questions on Notice:
Unless a venue is specified, hearings are held at the
Legislative Assembly Committee Rooms, Level 2, 2 Parliament Place, West Perth


DateTimeVenueOrganisationWitnessBroadcastVideo
20 Aug 202310:30 AMLegislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 4 Level 1, 11 Harvest Terrace West Perth WA 6005Autism Association of Western AustraliaTasha Alach (Director, Therapy and Clinical Services) and Grace Lazuardi (Director, Policy, Planning and Development)  
13 Sep 202309:30 AMLegislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 1 Level 1, 11 Harvest Terrace West Perth WA 6005South West Autism Network Inc (SWAN)Ms Nick Avery (Chief Executive Officer) and Mrs Mel Jacobson (SWAN Coordinator)  
13 Sep 202310:45 AMLegislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 1 Level 1, 11 Harvest Terrace West Perth WA 6005Furthering Autistic Children's Education and Schooling (FACES)Dr Emily Pearce (Chair), Mr Andrew Oud (Board Member) and Dr Cindy Smith (Educational Consultant)  
20 Sep 202309:30 AMLegislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 4 Level 1, 11 Harvest Terrace West Perth WA 6005Square Peg Round WholeMs Symone Wheatley-Hey (Member Advocate and National/State Coordinator), Mrs Tania Cataldo (Member Advocate) and Dr Sarah Bernard (Researcher and Advocate)  
20 Sep 202310:45 AMLegislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 4 Level 1, 11 Harvest Terrace West Perth WA 6005kiindMs Carrie Clark (Chief Executive Officer) and Ms Renee Darbyshir (Systemic Advocacy Lead)  
11 Oct 202309:00 AMLegislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 4 Level 1, 11 Harvest Terrace West Perth WA 6005Curtin Autism Research Group (CARG)/Karolinska Institutet (Sweden)Professor Sonya Girdler (Director) and Professor Sven Bölte (Director, Center for Neurodevelopmental Disorders)  
11 Oct 202310:15 AMLegislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 4 Level 1, 11 Harvest Terrace West Perth WA 6005Telethon Kids InstituteProfessor Andrew Whitehouse (Professor of Autism Research; Director, CliniKids) and Ms Sarah Pillar (Research Development Manager, CliniKids)  
18 Oct 202309:30 AMLegislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 1 Level 1, 11 Harvest Terrace West Perth WA 6005Western Australian Primary Principals' Association and WA Secondary School Executives AssociationMr Niel Smith (President, WAPPA) and Ms Melissa Gillett (President, WASSEA)  
18 Oct 202310:45 AMLegislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 1 Level 1, 11 Harvest Terrace West Perth WA 6005 (via WebEX)Isolated Children's Parents AssociationMs Jane Cunningham (President, WA State Council) via WebEX  
08 Nov 202309:15 AMLegislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 1 Level 1, 11 Harvest Terrace West Perth WA 6005Catholic Education Western AustraliaMs Paula Power (Team Leader, Students with Disability) and Ms Alana Williams (Consultant, Students with Disability)  
08 Nov 202310:15 AMLegislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 1 Level 1, 11 Harvest Terrace West Perth WA 6005PDA Perth Parents Support GroupMs Helen Pedersen, Ms Heidi Brandis and Mr Steve Metlitzky  
08 Nov 202311:00 AMLegislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 1 Level 1, 11 Harvest Terrace West Perth WA 6005Positive PartnershipsMr Chris Champion (Director), Ms Rebecca Wahlsten (WA Coordinator), Ms Katherine Browne (Delivery Team Member) and Mr Adam Howie (First Nation's Coordinator School and Community Programs) via WebEX  
15 Nov 202310:15 AMLegislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 1 Level 1, 11 Harvest Terrace West Perth WA 6005Department of EducationMs Lisa Rodgers (Director General), Mr Jim Bell (Deputy Director General, Student Achievement), Mr Stuart Percival (Assistant Executive Director, Service Delivery), Ms Joanna Hall (Principal, SSEN Disability) and Mr Mark Utely (Principal, Coodanup College)  
Related Transcripts of Evidence:
•Evidence by.. Mrs Grace Lazuardi (Director of Policy Planning and Service Development, Autism Association of Western Australia) and Mrs Tasha Alach (Director of Therapy and Clincial Services, Autism Association of Western Australia) on 30 Aug 2023
•Evidence by.. Ms Nick Avery (Chief Executive Officer, South West Autism Network Inc) and Mrs Mel Jacobson (Coordinator, South West Autism Network Inc) on 13 Sep 2023
•Evidence by.. Dr Emily Pearce (Chair, Furthering Autistic Children's Education and Schooling), Dr Cindy Smith (Special Education/Educational Psychology Educational Consultant, Furthering Autistic Children's Education and Schooling) Mr Andrew Oud (Board Member, Furthering Autistic Children's Education and Schooling) on 13 Sep 2023
•Evidence by.. Ms Carrie Clark (Chief Executive Officer, Parents of Children with Special Needs Inc, trading as Kiind) and Ms Renee Darbyshir (Systemic Advocacy Lead, Parents of Children with Special Needs Inc, trading as Kiind) on 20 Sep 2023
•Evidence by.. Dr Sarah Bernard (Autistic Medical Doctor, Researcher and Advocate, Square Peg Round Whole), Mrs Tania Cataldo (Member Advocate, Square Peg Round Whole) and Ms Symone Wheatley-Hey (Member Advocate and National/State Coordinator, Square Peg Round Whole) on 20 Sep 2023
•Evidence by.. Professor Sonya Girdler (Professor of Occuptional Therapy/Director, Curtin Autism Research Group, Curtin University) and Professor Sven Bölte (Expert in Autism, Karolinska Institutet; Region Stockholm; Curtin University) on 11 Oct 2023
•Evidence by.. Professor Andrew Whitehouse (Professor of Autism, Telethon Kids Institute) and Mrs Sarah Pillar (Scientist, Telethon Kids Institute) on 11 Oct 2023
•Evidence by.. Mrs Jane Cunningham (President, Isolated Children's Parents' Association of Western Australia on 18 Oct 2023
•Evidence by.. Mr Niel Smith (President, Western Australian Primary Principals' Association) Ms Melissa Gillett (President, Western Australian Secondary School Executives Association) on 18 Oct 2023
•Evidence by.. Mr Chris Champion (Director, Positive Partnerships), Ms Rebecca Wahlsten (WA State Coordinator, Positive Partnerships), Mr Adam Howie (National Coordinator, First Nations School and Community Programs, Positive Partnerships) and Mrs Katherine Browne (Delivery Team Member, Positive Partnerships) on 8 Nov 2023
•Evidence by.. Mrs Paula Power (Team Leader, Students with Disability Team, Catholic Education Western Australia Ltd) and Mrs Alana Williams (Funding Executive Officer, Catholic Education Western Australia) on 8 Nov 2023
•Evidence by.. Mrs Helen Pedersen (Moderator, PDA Perth, WA Parent Community and Support Group), Ms Heidi Brandis (Founder and Administrator, PDA Perth, WA Parent Community and Support Group) and Mr Steve Metlitzky (Moderator, PDA Perth, WA Parent Community and Support Group) on 8 Nov 2023
•Evidence by.. Ms Lisa Rodgers (Director General, Department of Education), Mr James Bell (Deputy Director General, Department of Education), Ms Joanna Hall (Principal, School of Special Educational Needs, Disability, Department of Education), Mr Stuart Percival (Assistant Executive Director, Service Delivery, Department of Education) and Mr Mark Utley (Principal, Coodanup College, Department of Education) on 15 Nov 2023
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