Ms Jacinta Hastings:

We are working at the moment with AsIAm, the autism organisation. Autism is their first focus of AsIAm. We are working together to co-produce the response both by way of them learning from us in regard to the eating disorder component and then they are helping us to understand the autism and eating disorder aspect. As Ms Downes said there are subtleties there that we have to learn. We have to make sure that our responses are appropriate. We are going to the experts in autism to make sure that we have the most appropriate response.

Senator Martin Conway:That is very impressive and welcome. In regard to families of people with eating disorders, are there peer support groups specifically for families? I can imagine how traumatic it would be.