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Former foster child's NDIS plan didn't prepare him for adulthood

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  • the headline was changed: How services failed a Former foster child's transition to NDIS plan didn't prepare him for adulthood

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A 19-year-old former foster child with autism and an intellectual disability was not prepared for life as an independent adult because his NDIS plan was not updated for several years.

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