Children's access to disability funding depending on where they live dubbed 'developmental apartheid'
Children with developmental delays such as autism have become the victims of postcode discrimination, with some in poorer suburbs waiting hundreds of days for the crucial diagnosis often needed to access the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
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ABC investigation finds children with disabilities in poorer areas are facing longer wait times
One child waited 697 days to be seen, with another on the list for 640 days before being assessed
Parents have described the stress their families have endured while they wait