Autism Asperger ACT

AGM

Wednesday 1st September

7.30 for 7.45

at SHOUT Offices, Building 1 (Main Meeting Room), Collett Place, Pearce

Wine and cheese after the AGM

&

Join us for a fantastic night out at our biggest fundraiser of the year, our Singapore Sling Gala Dinner.  http://2010gd.autismaspergeract.com.au/index.html

CONCERNED: Psychologist Sandra Kaye, with her daughter Elishia, 10, said a time limit was inappropriate for many children.

A Canberra psychologist and a disability support group have questioned the validity of last week's national literacy and numeracy tests, claiming inappropriate time limits were imposed on some disabled students while other parents were encouraged to keep children at home to improve a school's overall results.

Does your child have Autism?

Early Days is a national program of free workshops for mothers, fathers and other family carers of children six years and under who are on the autism spectrum or are in the process of assessment and diagnosis.

• Learn about autism spectrum disorder

• Learn how you can support your child’s development at home

In April 2010, Australia's Autism Month, the Australian Advisory Board on Autism Spectrum Disorders (AAB ASD) launched its position paper on Education and Autism Spectrum Disorders in Australia: The provision of appropriate educational services for school-age students with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Australia.

The ACT Government has released the Shaddock Report.
You can download it from http://www.det.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0014/105341/Review_of_S...

You may be interested in the ACT Government Standing Committee Inquiry report release 10 years ago ... see http://www.parliament.act.gov.au/downloads/reports/E03studentswithadisab...

A new report has recommended more resources be directed to teaching students with disabilities in Canberra.

The number of students with disabilities grew by nearly 12 per cent over the past three years with more choosing to attend mainstream schools.

The report's author Tony Shaddock says schools need more support to cater for disabled students.

"Therapy in schools is a particular issue," he said.

"Provision of therapy is absolutely essential for some students and we're not doing well in that regard.

Autism Asperger ACT, the autism spectrum disorders (ASD) peak body in the ACT, disputes the ACT Government’s funding claims.

Monique Blakemore, the mother in the ABC’s Stateline program (4/12), said she is moving to England for the sake of her sons with ASD. She said governments here “haven't … kept up with the demand for services” and “they haven't increased funding, they've decreased funding, they've decreased services whilst the autism rates have been increasing”. She says funds decrease in real terms as Therapy ACT has not backfilled vacant positions.