Mr Matt Frost, of Wellington, QSM, for services to people with autism
Matt Frost began his service with CCS Disability Action Nelson-Marlborough. He chaired the Implementation Advisory Group for the New Zealand Autism Spectrum Disorder Guideline, the first in the world to take a whole-of-life view of autism and how to support autistic people to live lives in the community. He was the Deputy Chair of the Living Guideline Group, updating the evidence in the Guideline. Mr Frost was a Policy and Information Researcher for Autism New Zealand and regularly gives his time to meet with teachers and families to ensure they have an understanding of the lived experience of autism.