The Hon. Anuradha Jayaratne, Attorney-at-Law

¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, my first supplementary: Given our responsibility as a Ministry and Government to mainstream children identified with autism and other disabilities, is there a structured pathway from the date of identification to social integration? Where paediatric specialists serve, if standardized protocols for management are being implemented, that is welcome; if not, please explain. Further, there are transport challenges for such children to reach hospitals. Many parents cannot afford to take children regularly. I propose that the Ministry institute a programme to facilitate transport to these centres, or explain if not.