A Labor MP has put the government on notice that a proposed support scheme for children with mild autism is causing "significant anxiety", after a parliamentary hearing into the scheme delivered few details about its cost or how it will work.

The Thriving Kids program, designed to divert children with mild to moderate developmental delays or autism from the National Disability Insurance Scheme, is set to start offering its first services in July — less than a year after NDIS Minister Mark Butler shocked families with its announcement.

A parliamentary committee looking into the program heard from health and disability officials that work was progressing well, but they were unable to answer questions about what it would cost, what services it would offer or how many children currently on t

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