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'We're not worried': How parent of autistic child sees future in Australia
SBS Indonesian
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At the end of 2019, Dr Yuli Rindyawati and her family gained permanent resident status in Australia.
Prior to that, the Canberan family had their permanent residency applications rejected several times until they had to advance to the Ministrial Intervention level.
His autistic son, Dimas, was the cause of this rejection.
Dimas was first diagnosed with autism at the age of five when he was about to enrol in school in Australia. [Dimas then (L) and now]. Credit: Supplied/Dr Yuli Rindyawati
Mrs Rindyawati said various programs from the Australian government have helped her now 20-year-old son's development to become independent.
“This tax payment of mine is being rotated again for the welfare of children with special needs through the NDIS program,” she explained.
Tapi waktu saya di Indonesia, saya punya perasaan yang sangat-sangat khawatir terhadap anak saya kalau sampai saya kenapa-kenapa, sakit atau kenapa.Dr Yuli Rindyawati
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