Increasing Number of Day Activity Centres and Residential Homes for Adult Persons with Autism

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Social and Family Development whether the Ministry will consider increasing the number of (i) day activity centres and (ii) residential homes, for adult persons with autism.

The Ministry of Social and Family Development regularly reviews the capacity of our funded disability services, including day activity centres and adult disability homes.

We have been working with the sector to develop plans to better support adults with autism and their families, given the increase in awareness of autism and in the clarity of its diagnostic criteria. We will share more details in the coming months.