English: Thank you very much for your report. It's very heartwarming to know that there's good work going on with our schools to ensure that they are as inclusive as possible. Where possible, we need to be including young people with autism into mainstream schools, but where it's not possible we obviously need to ensure that we have excellent services for those with the greatest disabilities. So, I think that's definitely to be welcomed. I just wanted to ask you about the services available for adults on the autistic spectrum. One of the voluntary organisations that works with people with autism is Autism Spectrum Connections Cymru, which is based in the city centre of Cardiff in my constituency. They mainly support people with Asperger's. They've had hundreds of referrals, mainly from Cardiff and the Vale, but also from other south-east Wales local authorities. I think, whilst assessment is important, support services are also important. One of the examples that was given in the ASD development team's annual report was support to ensure that employers and employees, where the employee has autism, understand the needs of each other. There was a case study there that was very good that was done by Cardiff and the Vale and I'm sure there's a lot more work needed to be done there. But, I think my main question really is: how integrated is the national integrated autism service in relation to prudent healthcare and operating both with people who have autism as well as the voluntary organisations who support them? What role does the voluntary sector play in delivering the autism strategic action plan? How does the autistic spectrum development team decide which voluntary groups they work with and which ones they fund? Because Autism Spectrum Connections Cymru doesn't receive any funding at all, even though they're obviously supporting hundreds of people.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn i chi am eich adroddiad. Mae'n galonogol iawn i wybod bod gwaith da yn digwydd gyda'n hysgolion i sicrhau eu bod mor gynhwysol â phosibl. Pan fo'n bosibl, mae angen inni fod yn cynnwys pobl ifanc ag awtistiaeth mewn ysgolion prif ffrwd, ond pan nad yw'n bosibl mae'n amlwg bod angen inni sicrhau bod gennym ni wasanaethau rhagorol ar gyfer y rhai hynny â'r anableddau mwyaf. Felly, rwy'n credu bod hynny yn sicr i'w groesawu. Roeddwn i eisiau gofyn i chi am y gwasanaethau sydd ar gael i oedolion ar y sbectrwm awtistig. Un o'r sefydliadau gwirfoddol sy'n gweithio gyda phobl ag awtistiaeth yw Autism Spectrum Connections Cymru, sydd wedi'i leoli yng nghanol dinas Caerdydd yn fy etholaeth i. Maen nhw'n bennaf yn cynorthwyo pobl â syndrom Asperger. Maen nhw wedi cael cannoedd o atgyfeiriadau, o Gaerdydd a'r Fro yn bennaf, ond hefyd gan awdurdodau lleol eraill yn y de-ddwyrain. Rwy'n credu, er bod asesu yn bwysig, bod gwasanaethau cymorth yn bwysig hefyd. Un o'r enghreifftiau a roddwyd yn adroddiad blynyddol y tîm datblygu ASD oedd cefnogaeth i sicrhau bod cyflogwyr a chyflogeion, pan fo gan y cyflogai awtistiaeth, fod y naill yn deall anghenion y llall. Roedd astudiaeth achos yn y fan honno a oedd yn dda iawn a wnaethpwyd gan Gaerdydd a'r Fro ac rwy'n siŵr bod angen gwneud llawer mwy o waith yn y fan honno. Ond, rwy'n credu mai fy mhrif gwestiwn mewn gwirionedd yw: pa mor integredig yw'r gwasanaeth awtistiaeth integredig cenedlaethol o ran gofal iechyd darbodus a gweithredu gyda phobl sydd ag awtistiaeth yn ogystal â'r sefydliadau gwirfoddol sy'n eu cefnogi? Beth yw rhan y sector gwirfoddol wrth gyflawni'r cynllun gweithredu strategol ar gyfer awtistiaeth? Sut mae'r tîm datblygu sbectrwm awtistig yn penderfynu pa grwpiau gwirfoddol y maen nhw'n gweithio gyda nhw a pha rai y maen nhw'n eu hariannu? Oherwydd nid yw Autism Spectrum Connections Cymru yn cael unrhyw arian o gwbl, er eu bod nhw yn amlwg yn cynorthwyo cannoedd o bobl.