English: I take the point, and I think that the draft autism Bill is worth looking at. The point I'm making, really, is that the need for legislation shouldn't be ruled out, and that further investigation of that Act is necessary. I've held discussions with residents affected by autism in my community, and affecting their families, and I've taken up those concerns with my local council as a councillor, and I've taken up their concerns as an Assembly Member, so I know exactly what you're talking about, and I intend to continue to be an advocate for autism and people with autism. I'll be meeting the Caerphilly branch on NAS Cymru in Bryn Meadows on 11 November, and Steffan Lewis will be there as well for that meeting. Mark Isherwood has mentioned the social services and well-being Act that only came into effect in April, and the question I've got is: does that Act contain measures that will provide support for people with autism, particularly statutory duties for care? [Interruption.] I appreciate that. We don't know that; it only came into effect in April, and we need to give it time to find out. We need to know whether some of the shortcomings that have existed so far will be addressed by that Act, and there hasn't been enough time for us to know that for sure. I'd offer my thanks to the Minister - I appreciate the concerns that have been raised, and I've raised them myself with the Minister. She told me that she's of the view that the integrated autism service, and other measures, should be given time to be fully implemented and assessed before considering whether there's a need for autism law, and she said that this would allow any remaining gaps or issues to be identified, and will allow an assessment of whether legislation is required to address them. I gathered from that that the Minister isn't ruling out legislation. Yesterday and today I exchanged e-mail correspondence with a Caerphilly resident who told me that she had battled for a diagnosis for her own child from a very young age, and I believe she's present in the gallery today. She felt there was just no-one to listen to her concerns, and she is still struggling because of the scars left by that experience. [Interruption.] Yes, I'll take an intervention.
Welsh: Rwy'n derbyn y pwynt, ac rwy'n meddwl bod y Bil awtistiaeth drafft yn werth edrych arno. Y pwynt rwy'n ei wneud, mewn gwirionedd, yw na ddylai'r angen am ddeddfwriaeth gael ei ddiystyru, a bod angen ymchwilio'r Ddeddf honno ymhellach. Rwyf wedi cynnal trafodaethau gyda thrigolion yr effeithir arnynt gan awtistiaeth yn fy nghymuned, ac sy'n effeithio ar eu teuluoedd, ac rwyf wedi ymdrin â'r pryderon hynny gyda fy nghyngor lleol fel cynghorydd, ac rwyf wedi ymdrin â'u pryderon fel Aelod o'r Cynulliad, felly rwy'n gwybod yn union am beth rydych yn sôn, ac rwy'n bwriadu parhau i fod yn eiriolwr dros awtistiaeth a phobl ag awtistiaeth. Byddaf yn cyfarfod â changen Caerffili o NAS Cymru yn Bryn Meadows ar 11 Tachwedd, a bydd Steffan Lewis yno hefyd ar gyfer y cyfarfod hwnnw. Mae Mark Isherwood wedi sôn am y Ddeddf gwasanaethau cymdeithasol a llesiant a ddaeth i rym y mis Ebrill hwn, a'r cwestiwn sydd gennyf yw hwn: a yw'r Ddeddf honno'n cynnwys mesurau a fydd yn darparu cymorth i bobl ag awtistiaeth, yn enwedig dyletswyddau statudol ar gyfer gofal? [Torri ar draws.] Rwy'n derbyn hynny. Nid ydym yn gwybod hynny; ym mis Ebrill y daeth i rym, ac mae angen i ni roi amser i ganfod hynny. Mae angen i ni wybod a fydd y Ddeddf yn mynd i'r afael â rhai o'r diffygion sydd wedi bodoli hyd yn hyn, ac ni fu digon o amser i ni wybod hynny i sicrwydd. Hoffwn ddiolch i'r Gweinidog - rwy'n derbyn y pryderon a fynegwyd, ac rwyf wedi eu mynegi fy hun wrth y Gweinidog. Dywedodd wrthyf ei bod hi o'r farn y dylid rhoi amser i'r gwasanaeth awtistiaeth integredig a mesurau eraill gael eu gweithredu a'u hasesu'n llawn cyn ystyried a oes angen deddf awtistiaeth, a dywedodd y byddai hyn yn caniatáu i ni nodi unrhyw fylchau neu faterion sy'n weddill, a bydd yn caniatáu asesiad o'r angen am ddeddfwriaeth i fynd i'r afael â hwy. Casglais o hynny nad yw'r Gweinidog yn diystyru deddfwriaeth. Ddoe a heddiw gohebais drwy e-bost gydag un o drigolion Caerffili a ddywedodd wrthyf ei bod wedi brwydro i gael diagnosis i'w phlentyn o oedran cynnar iawn, ac rwy'n credu ei bod hi'n bresennol yn yr oriel heddiw. Teimlai nad oedd neb i wrando ar ei phryderon, ac mae hi'n dal i gael trafferth oherwydd y creithiau a adawyd gan y profiad hwnnw. [Torri ar draws.] Iawn, fe gymeraf ymyriad.