The Ministry of Disabled People's announcement that it's restricting the help disabled people can get has left many blindsided.
Respite care, accommodation and noise cancelling headphones are some of the things to go.
Disabilities Issues Minister Penny Simmonds says "the Government's coffers are not an endless open pit" and that there has been a cost blowout.
Autism New Zealand chief executive Dane Dougan spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.
