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Connect sources, options and implementation while distinguishing guidance from legal requirements.

Editorial/source review: 2026-10-14 · GARC Global Autism Research Intelligence Platform

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Source-linked policy evidence library

The GARC policy-brief series remains in development. The examples below are original editorial source notes, not issued government advice or published GARC policy briefs. Requirements apply only in their stated jurisdiction; confirm the current official version before using them.

Global / WHO Member States · 2014 · International resolution · Reviewed 2026-10-14

World Health Assembly Resolution WHA67.8 — Autism

Calls for coordinated policies, stronger service capacity, inclusive community support, surveillance and context-specific research on autism and developmental disorders.

A resolution provides international policy direction; it is not a national service entitlement or evidence that its actions have been implemented everywhere.

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International / States Parties · 2006 · Human-rights treaty · Reviewed 2026-10-14

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Sets a rights-based framework addressing equality, accessibility, participation, education, health and community inclusion for persons with disabilities.

The treaty covers disability broadly. Country obligations and remedies depend on ratification, reservations and domestic implementation; this summary is not legal advice.

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England — adult autism strategy duties; Act extends to England and Wales · 2009 · Legislation — original enacted text · Reviewed 2026-10-14

Autism Act 2009

Requires an adult autism strategy for England and guidance concerning relevant local-authority and NHS services, including staff training and local leadership.

The linked PDF is the original enacted text. Its strategy duties concern adults in England; consult current legislation and guidance before drawing legal conclusions.

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England · 2021 · National strategy · Reviewed 2026-10-14

National strategy for autistic children, young people and adults: 2021–2026

An England policy framework connecting understanding and inclusion, education, employment, health inequalities, community support and criminal-justice responses.

This is an England strategy for the stated period, not a UK-wide policy or confirmation that every planned commitment has been delivered.

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Australia · 2025 · National strategy · Reviewed 2026-10-14

National Autism Strategy 2025–2031

Connects social and economic inclusion with diagnosis, services and supports, alongside a linked health roadmap. Co-design, accountability, research and evaluation inform the framework.

A strategy sets commitments and direction; it is not a clinical protocol or proof that all actions or individual supports are already available.

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Canada · 2024 · National policy framework · Reviewed 2026-10-14

Framework for Autism in Canada

Organizes autism priorities around screening and services, economic inclusion, data and research, public understanding, and tools and resources, with rights-based and participatory principles.

The framework and the accompanying strategy have different scopes. Service responsibilities are shared across jurisdictions, and the framework does not establish uniform availability of services.

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France · 2023 · National strategy · Reviewed 2026-10-14

National neurodevelopmental disorders strategy 2023–2027

A cross-government strategy developed with affected people, families, professionals and researchers, covering autism alongside other neurodevelopmental conditions through shared and condition-specific measures.

This is broader than autism alone. Published measures describe planned policy work and should not be presented as completed outcomes or universal service guarantees.

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Evidence → options → implementation → review

  1. Define the decision, authority and affected population.
  2. Record evidence, population, limitations and local relevance.
  3. Compare feasible options, accessibility, resources and unintended effects.
  4. Assign owners, permissions, timeline and indicators.
  5. Review outcomes and revise under a documented process.

Policy planning template

A proposed planning template, not legal advice or an approved policy. Record which statements are evidence, recommendations or binding local requirements.